ridiculous
Deserving of ridiculeDeserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
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» Do you realize how ridiculous that is?
Ти розумієш, наскільки це сміховинно? — deniko
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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? — deniko
Don't you see how ridiculous this is?
Хіба ти не бачиш, наскільки це сміховинно? — deniko
His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.
Те, що він розповів, було занадто смішним, щоб йому хтось повірив. — aandrusiak
ruЕго история была слишком нелепой, чтобы в неё кто-то поверил. — naXa
deSeine Geschichte war zu lächerlich, um von irgendjemandem geglaubt zu werden. — MUIRIEL
I think I look ridiculous.
Мені здається, я маю сміховинний вигляд. — deniko
I think Tom looks ridiculous.
Думаю, Том виглядає сміховинно. — deniko
ruПо-моему, Том выглядит смешным. — marafon
deIch finde, Tom sieht lächerlich aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
30 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
See also
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