Ridiculous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inspiring scornful pity; - Dashiell Hammett

incongruous;inviting ridicule

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs/.

Examples

how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
that's a cockeyed idea

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cockeyed ludicrous laughable preposterous farcical derisory nonsensical silly idiotic absurd pathetic

Parts of Speech

adjective	inspiring scornful pity; - Dashiell Hammett “how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years”
adjective	incongruous;inviting ridicule “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”
adjective	broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce “the wild farcical exuberance of a clown”

Word Forms

ridicule	noun	the act of deriding or treating with contempt
silliness	noun	a ludicrous folly
absurdity	noun	a ludicrous folly
absurdness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
deride	verb	treat or speak of with contempt
ridiculousness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
farce	noun	a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lächerlich

verächtliches Mitleid hervorrufen; - Dashiell Hammett

🇫🇷French

ridicule

inspirant une pitié méprisante; - Dashiell Hammett

🇪🇸Spanish

ridículo

inspirando lástima desdeñosa; - Dashiell Hammett

🇮🇹Italian

ridicolo

ispirare pietà sprezzante; -Dashiell Hammett

🇳🇱Dutch

belachelijk

minachtend medelijden opwekken; - Dashiell Hammett

🇵🇹Portuguese

ridículo

inspirando piedade desdenhosa; -Dashiell Hammett

🇷🇺Russian

нелепый

внушающий презрительную жалость; - Дэшил Хэмметт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हास्यास्पद

प्रेरक तिरस्कारपूर्ण दया; - डेशिएल हैमेट

🇧🇩Bengali

হাস্যকর

অনুপ্রেরণামূলক অবজ্ঞাপূর্ণ করুণা; - ড্যাশিয়েল হ্যামেট

🇮🇳Tamil

அபத்தமானது

தூண்டும் தூற்றும் பரிதாபம்; - டேஷியல் ஹாமெட்

🇮🇳Telugu

హాస్యాస్పదమైనది

ప్రేరేపిత అవహేళన జాలి; - డాషియెల్ హామెట్

🇮🇳Marathi

हास्यास्पद

प्रेरणादायक तिरस्कारपूर्ण दया; - डॅशिल हॅमेट

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાસ્યાસ્પદ

પ્રેરણાદાયક તિરસ્કારપૂર્ણ દયા; - ડેશિલ હેમ્મેટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ

ಸ್ಪೂರ್ತಿದಾಯಕ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರದ ಕರುಣೆ; - ಡ್ಯಾಶಿಯಲ್ ಹ್ಯಾಮೆಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഹാസ്യമായ

പ്രചോദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പരിഹാസ സഹതാപം; - ഡാഷേൽ ഹാംമെറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣਾ

ਪ੍ਰੇਰਨਾਦਾਇਕ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਤਰਸ; - Dashiell Hammett

🇵🇰Urdu

مضحکہ خیز

متاثر کن حقارت آمیز ترس؛ - ڈیشیل ہیمیٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

荒谬的

激发轻蔑的怜悯； ——达希尔·哈米特

🇯🇵Japanese

ばかげている

軽蔑的な同情を引き起こす。 - ダシール・ハメット

🇰🇷Korean

말도 안 되는

경멸적인 동정심을 불러일으키는 것; - 대시엘 해밋

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lố bịch

truyền cảm hứng thương hại khinh miệt; - Dashiell Hammett

🇹🇭Thai

น่าขัน

ก่อให้เกิดความสงสารอันดูถูกเหยียดหยาม - ดาชีลล์ แฮมเมตต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

konyol

mengilhami rasa kasihan yang mencemooh; - Dashiell Hammett

🇵🇭Filipino

katawa-tawa

kagila-gilalas na awa; - Dashiell Hammett

🇲🇾Malay

mengarut

mengilhamkan kasihan menghina; - Dashiell Hammett

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سخيف

ملهمة الشفقة والازدراء. - داشيل هاميت

🇮🇷Persian

مسخره

ترحم تحقیرآمیز - داشیل همت

🇹🇷Turkish

saçma

küçümseyici bir merhamet uyandırıyor; -Dashiell Hammett

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְגוּחָך

רחמים בוז מעוררי השראה; דשיאל האמט

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