laughingstock
Object of ridicule
A laughingstock is a person or thing that becomes an object of ridicule—someone others find absurd or contemptible: He made himself a laughingstock with that speech.
The word implies public mockery, not private amusement.
One can become the laughingstock of a group, institution, or nation: The team became the laughingstock of the league.
Rear of body
- targetObject of pursuit
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
jeering · taunting · gibes · snickering · jeer · gibe · raillery · roast
Ludicrous, clumsy fool
- clownComedic performer in makeup
- foolUnwise, gullible person
- jesterRoyal household comedian
- jokerCutup or wild card
dunce · stooge · patsy · goofball · chump · nincompoop · simpleton · dolt
Painful awareness of failure
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- ignominyState of dishonor
- dishonorLoss of respect
infamy · discredit · disrepute · scandal · stigma · mortification · degradation · abasement
butt
Rear of body
scorn · jeering · taunting · gibes · snickering · jeer · gibe · raillery · roast · razzing
buffoon
Ludicrous, clumsy fool
joker · dunce · stooge · patsy · goofball · chump · nincompoop · simpleton · dolt · doofus
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- ignominyState of dishonor
dishonor · infamy · discredit · disrepute · scandal · stigma · mortification · degradation · abasement · debacle
laughingstockhero
One admired for courage
darling · idol · favorite · role model · icon
laughingstockinspiration
Source of creative impulse
legend · heartthrob · phenomenon · sensation · seriousness