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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesridicule
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ree-dee-kül
"L'idée qu'il pourrait gagner était ridicule."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd.
"The idea that we could finish the project in one day was ridiculous." - 2
Extremely silly or unreasonable.
"Her ridiculous outfit drew attention at the party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ridiculus', meaning laughing-stock or comical, from 'ridere' (to laugh). Entering Middle English in the 16th century via French, the term evolved from originally describing something simply laughable to denoting anything deserving of mockery or completely unreasonable.
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우스꽝스러운
Transliteration: usgwangseureoun
"그 아이디어는 우스꽝스러웠다."
ridicule
Transliteration: ree-dee-kül
"L'idée qu'il pourrait gagner était ridicule."
lächerlich
Transliteration: lɛçɐlɪç
"Die Vorstellung, dass er das alleine schaffen könnte, ist lächerlich."
ridicolo
Transliteration: ree-dee-koh-loh
"L'idea di farlo in un giorno è ridicolo."
ridículo
Transliteration: ree-dee-koo-loh
"La idea de terminarlo hoy es ridícula."
ridículo
Transliteration: hee-dee-koo-loo
"A ideia de que ele poderia fazer isso é ridícula."
बेतुका
Transliteration: betuka
"उसका विचार बेतुका था।"
荒谬
Transliteration: huāngmiù
"这个想法真是荒谬。"
ばかげた
Transliteration: bakageta
"その考えはばかげている。"
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