Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make an exhibition of oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
make an ex-hi-bi-tion of one-self
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

makes an exhibition of oneself (present, singular) making an exhibition of oneself (participle, present) made an exhibition of oneself (participle, past) made an exhibition of oneself (past)

Synonyms

make a fool of oneself make a spectacle of oneself

Questions

What does make an exhibition of oneself mean?
To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.

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