ridiculous
Deserving of ridiculeDeserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
» Do you realize how ridiculous that is?
Ти розумієш, наскільки це сміховинно?
Meaning
2 sensesDeserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
That hairstyle looks ridiculous.
It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.
lächerlich
неле́пыйnelépyj
безглу́здийbezhlúzdyj, смішни́йsmišnýj
(informal)Astonishing, extreme, unbelievable.
In a ridiculous feat of engineering, the team can calculate the difference in arrival time to within one-tenth of a nanosecond.
Gaines is a classic motor player with a low center of gravity and ridiculous strength.
- inspiring scornful pity
- broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
- so unreasonable as to invite derision
Examples
354 sentencesDo you realize how ridiculous that is?
Ти розумієш, наскільки це сміховинно?
Don't you see how ridiculous this is?
Хіба ти не бачиш, наскільки це сміховинно?
His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.
Те, що він розповів, було занадто смішним, щоб йому хтось повірив.
ruЕго история была слишком нелепой, чтобы в неё кто-то поверил.
deSeine Geschichte war zu lächerlich, um von irgendjemandem geglaubt zu werden.
I think I look ridiculous.
Мені здається, я маю сміховинний вигляд.
I think Tom looks ridiculous.
Думаю, Том виглядає сміховинно.
ruПо-моему, Том выглядит смешным.
deIch finde, Tom sieht lächerlich aus.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous.Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous.
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Forms
more ridiculous, most ridiculous| Comparative | more ridiculous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ridiculous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
31 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- looked ridiculous
- would be ridiculous
- what a ridiculous
- being being ridiculous
- the most ridiculous
- absolutely ridiculous
- this is ridiculous
- be ridiculous to
- ridiculous to do
- most ridiculous
- ridiculous question
- ridiculous idea