How to Pronounce "make a laughingstock of"
expression
MAYK uh LAF-ing-stahk uhv
MAYK uh LARF-ing-stok ov
Definition
To embarrass someone so much that others laugh at them or don't take them seriously.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɫæfɪŋˌstɑk/ /ˈəv
British English
mˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /ˈlɑːfɪŋˌstɒk/ /ˈɒv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MAYK uh LAF-ing-stahk uhv
UK
MAYK uh LARF-ing-stok ov
Listen in Context
People made a laughingstock of him after his mistake.
Don't make a laughingstock of your brother in front of his friends.
The media made a laughingstock of the politician.
He was so clumsy during the presentation that he almost made a laughingstock of himself.