посмешище — meaning in English

English meaning

• jest noun A remark or action meant as a joke rather than seriously.
• mockery noun Ridicule; the act of making fun of someone or something.
• scoff verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.

Senses

посмешище is used for these senses in English:

• jest (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
• laughing stock (idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke.
• mockery Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
• scoff A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
• scoff An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.

jest — full definition

1. noun A remark or action meant as a joke rather than seriously.
2. verb To joke or speak playfully rather than seriously.

mockery — full definition

1. noun Ridicule; the act of making fun of someone or something.
2. noun A poor or insulting imitation of something, so bad it invites ridicule.

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