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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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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

"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

make a laughingstock

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