preposterous
/prɪˈpɒstərəs/adjective
उच्चारण प्रिपॉस्टरस
हास्यास्पद, बेतुका, सरासर अनुचित
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completely unreasonable, especially in a way that is shocking or annoying
हास्यास्पद, बेतुका, सरासर अनुचित
- It is preposterous to expect a student to learn five thousand words in a week.
- a preposterous claim that the exam was leaked by aliens
- The suggestion that the bridge could be built in a week is preposterous.
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- What a preposterous excuse for missing the exam!
- He made the preposterous claim that he had read the entire dictionary overnight.
Synonyms absurd ridiculous ludicrous outrageous nonsensical
Opposite reasonable sensible plausible credible
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With -posterous (not 'preposterus', 'preposterious' or 'prepostrous'); from the Latin prae (before) and posterus (after), so 'with the last first', back to front.
अंत में -posterous ('preposterus', 'preposterious' या 'prepostrous' गलत है); Latin prae (पहले) और posterus (बाद) से, यानी 'अंत को पहले रखकर', उलटा-पुलटा।
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Keep the absurd words together: preposterous, absurd, ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical.
बेतुकेपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: preposterous, absurd, ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical।