laughingstocks
Targets of ridicule
Laughingstocks are people or things subjected to widespread ridicule or mockery.
The word implies public humiliation—becoming an object of general scorn rather than just one person's joke: The team's losing streak made them laughingstocks.
Someone who becomes a laughingstock has lost credibility or respect in a way that invites open derision.
Scornful ridicule or travesty
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- jeeringVocal public mockery
taunting · scoffing · sneering · jibes · jests · butt · target · object
Painful awareness of failure
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- ignominyState of dishonor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- disreputeDamaged public standing
infamy · stigma · discredit · degradation · abasement · opprobrium · reproach · scandal
mockery
Scornful ridicule or travesty
jeering · taunting · scoffing · sneering · jibes · jests · butt · target · object · sport
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- ignominyState of dishonor
- dishonorLoss of respect
disrepute · infamy · stigma · discredit · degradation · abasement · opprobrium · reproach · scandal · embarrassment
bungler
Inept person
- foolUnwise, gullible person
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- loserDefeated competitor
flop · washout · disaster · fiasco · debacle · blunder · botch · fumble · clown · buffoon
faux pas
Social misstep or indiscretion
public humiliation · viral · meme · trending · roasted · dragged · cancelled · pilloried · lampooned · parodied
laughingstocksheroes
Admired courageous figures
icons · legends · role models · paragons · exemplars
laughingstocksdarlings
Treasured people or things
favorites · treasures · sweethearts · toast of the town · apple of one's eye