figure of ridicule
noun phrase
: a person who is laughed at or ridiculed
After the scandal, she became a figure of ridicule for the press.
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“Figure of ridicule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20of%20ridicule. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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