Amusement and Laugh

Amusement

Amusement noun - The act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public.

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Laugh and amusement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Laugh" instead a noun "Amusement".

Nearby Words: amusing, amuse, amused

Laugh noun - An explosive sound that is a sign of amusement.

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Amusement and laugh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amusement" instead a noun "Laugh".

normal	normal amusement	normal laugh
typical	typical amusement	typical laugh
cheap	cheap amusement	cheap laugh
nasty	nasty amusement	nasty laugh
Other adjectives: small, great, quick, private, occasional, sadistic.

For the Evulz: Krampus pretending (or maybe not) to be moved by Max's plea to Take Me Instead, only to laugh and throw him into Hell too seems to serve no purpose other than his own amusement.

Source: Film / Krampus
On-screen, he may switch from an evil laugh to rolling on the ground laughing, still sort of evilly because his amusement generally involves someone else getting hurt.

Source: Evil Laugh / Western Animation
They've been manipulating and stringing him along the whole time for their own amusement, and laugh over his apparent death.

Source: Cosmic Plaything

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