игра́лище

rare #51091

nounneuterinanimatecountable

1.
(rare) plaything, toy, puppet
Она́ ста́ла игра́лищем в его рука́х.
She became a plaything in his hands.
Archaic and literary; most often in the phrase игралище судьбы 'plaything of fate'.
2.
(rare) object of ridicule, laughingstock
Он стал игра́лищем для всей дере́вни.
He became the laughingstock of the whole village.
Archaic and literary.
3.
(rare) spectacle, scene, arena
Их ссо́ра преврати́лась в публи́чное игра́лище.
Their quarrel turned into a public spectacle.
Archaic and literary.

Examples

Мальчик превратился в игралище злых шуток.
The boy became the object of cruel jokes.
Страна была игралищем чужих интересов.
The country was a pawn in the interests of others.
Он стал игралищем в руках судьбы.
He became a plaything in the hands of fate.