ridiculous
/rɪˈdɪkjələs/adjective
उच्चारण रिडिक्यलस
हास्यास्पद, बेतुका, मूर्खतापूर्ण
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very silly or unreasonable
हास्यास्पद, बेतुका, मूर्खतापूर्ण
- It is ridiculous to charge five hundred rupees for a cup of tea.
- He looked ridiculous in that oversized coat.
- That is a ridiculous excuse for being late.
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- Don't be ridiculous; nobody is going to steal your pencil.
- The price of tomatoes has risen to a ridiculous level.
Synonyms absurd ludicrous laughable
Opposite sensible reasonable serious
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
ridiculous + noun / be ridiculous
Ridiculous can come before a noun or after be. It describes ideas, prices, behaviour and situations that are very silly or unreasonable.
'Ridiculous' संज्ञा से पहले या be के बाद आ सकता है। यह बहुत मूर्खतापूर्ण या अनुचित विचारों, कीमतों, व्यवहार और स्थितियों को बताता है।
- The price of tomatoes is ridiculous these days.
- That is a ridiculous excuse.
it is ridiculous + that / to-infinitive
After it is ridiculous, use a that-clause or to + verb. With that, should is common: It is ridiculous that he should ask for more.
'It is ridiculous' के बाद that-clause या to + verb आता है। That के साथ should आम है।
- It is ridiculous to charge fifty rupees for a cup of tea.
ridiculous (strong word, no 'very' needed)
Ridiculous is already strong. It is better to say absolutely ridiculous or utterly ridiculous than very ridiculous.
'Ridiculous' पहले से प्रबल है। 'Very ridiculous' से अच्छा 'absolutely ridiculous' या 'utterly ridiculous' है।
- The idea was utterly ridiculous.
ridiculous vs ridicule / ridiculously
Ridiculous is the adjective, ridicule is the noun or verb, ridiculously is the adverb: She was ridiculed for a ridiculously small mistake.
Ridiculous विशेषण है, ridicule संज्ञा या क्रिया है और ridiculously क्रिया-विशेषण है।
- He was ridiculed for his ridiculous idea.
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adverb + ridiculous
absolutelyutterlycompletelydownrightfaintly
- That is a downright ridiculous rule.
ridiculous + noun
priceideaexcuseclaimsituation
- The ridiculous claim made everyone laugh.
verb + ridiculous
looksoundseemfeelmake oneself
- You will make yourself look ridiculous in that costume.
ridiculous + noun (amount)
amountsumrentfinedemand
- They asked for a ridiculous sum as rent.
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- It is ridiculous to expect a train to run on time in fog.
कोहरे में रेलगाड़ी के समय पर चलने की अपेक्षा करना हास्यास्पद है।
- He wore a ridiculous hat to the wedding.
वह विवाह में एक हास्यास्पद टोपी पहनकर गया।
- Don't be ridiculous, Radhika; of course you can pass.
राधिका, बेतुकी बात मत करो; बेशक तुम उत्तीर्ण हो सकती हो।
- The shop charged a ridiculous price for bottled water.
दुकान ने बोतलबंद पानी के लिए अनुचित कीमत माँगी।
- The accusation was so ridiculous that the court laughed.
आरोप इतना बेतुका था कि न्यायालय में हँसी छूट गई।
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✗ He is a ridiculous to everyone.
✓ He is ridiculous to everyone.
Ridiculous is an adjective and takes no article after be.
'Ridiculous' विशेषण है और be के बाद उसके साथ article नहीं आता।
✗ They ridiculous him for his accent.
✓ They ridiculed him for his accent.
The verb is ridicule; ridiculous is an adjective.
क्रिया 'ridicule' है; 'ridiculous' विशेषण है।
✗ He looked ridiculously in the costume.
✓ He looked ridiculous in the costume.
After the linking verb looked, use the adjective ridiculous.
Linking verb 'looked' के बाद विशेषण 'ridiculous' आता है।
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Ridiculous, absurd and ludicrous all mean very silly, with small differences.
'Ridiculous', 'absurd' और 'ludicrous' का अर्थ बहुत मूर्खतापूर्ण है, पर थोड़ा भेद है।
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ri·dic·u·lous
With -dic- and -ulous (not 'rediculous'; the first vowel is i, from ridicule).
बीच में -dic- और अंत में -ulous ('rediculous' गलत है; पहला vowel i है, ridicule से)।