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make a laughingstock

VERB
ridicule
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deride humiliate lampoon mock scoff scorn taunt
STRONG
banter caricature cartoon chaff deflate expose fleer gibe haze jape jeer jive jolly josh kid mimic needle parody pooh-pooh quiz rag rally rib ride roast satirize sneer takeoff travesty twit unmask
WEAK
laugh at make a fool of make a game of make fun of poke fun at pull one's leg put down rail at razz run down send up show up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve compliment flatter praise
STRONG
be serious
VERB
twit
Synonyms
STRONG
banter caricature cartoon chaff deride expose fleer gibe haze humiliate jape jeer jest jive jolly josh kid lampoon laugh at mimic mock needle pan parody pooh-pooh quiz rag rally rib ride roast satirize scoff scorn scout sneer take off taunt travesty
WEAK
make a fool of make a game of make fun of poke fun at pull one's leg put down rail at razz run down send up show up
Antonyms
STRONG
admire approve commend compliment flatter laud praise

Example Sentences

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"Now, Rose, if you will just coach him a little in his small talk, he won't make a laughingstock of himself as he did the other night," added Steve.

From Rose in Bloom by Alcott, Louisa May

If he could get those stones, he’d not only have a handsome profit, he’d make a laughingstock of me—what he has sworn to do.

From The Black Star A Detective Story by McCulley, Johnston