to become an object of ridicule
1ridicule — 1 noun (U) unkind laughter or remarks intended to make someone or something seem stupid: He used his acute brain and mischievous wit to ridicule Tory MPs. | be held up to ridicule (=be publicly made to look stupid): In The Lord of the Flies ,… …
2ridicule — rid|i|cule1 [ˈrıdıkju:l] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Latin ridiculum something funny , from ridere to laugh ] unkind laughter or remarks that are intended to make someone or something seem stupid ▪ the ridicule of his peers ▪ The… …
3object — ob|ject1 [ abdʒəkt ] noun count *** 1. ) a thing that you can see and touch that is not alive and is usually solid: The boat was bumping against some solid object underwater. candles, vases, and other household objects There are thousands of… …
4object — I UK [ˈɒbdʒekt] / US [ˈɑbdʒəkt] noun [countable] Word forms object : singular object plural objects *** 1) a thing that you can see and touch that is not alive and is usually solid The boat seemed to bump against some solid object. candles, vases …
5Unidentified flying object — UFO redirects here. For other uses, see UFO (disambiguation). Photograph of alleged UFO, New Jersey, July 31, 1952 A term originally coined by …
6United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
7List of Chibi Vampire characters — Below is a list of the characters from the Japanese manga and anime story Chibi Vampire by Yuna Kagesaki.VampiresKarin Maaka(voiced by Sayuri Yahagi): Blood taste : Misfortune/UnhappinessKarin is descended from a long line of purebred vampires;… …
8Modern liberalism in the United States — This article discusses liberalism as that term is used in the United States in the 20th and 21st centuries. For the history and development of American liberalism, see Liberalism in the United States. For the origin and worldwide use of the term… …
9Laughing stock — means a thing which has become the object of ridicule.Laughing stock or Laughingstock may refer to: * Laughing Stock , a 1991 album by Talk Talk * Laughingstock , a song by American Music Club from their 1988 album California * Laughing Stock , a …
10UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
