Ludicrous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

incongruous;inviting ridicule

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈuːdɪkɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈuːdɪkɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈuːdɪkɹəs/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/.

Examples

the wild farcical exuberance of a clown
ludicrous green hair
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cockeyed ridiculous preposterous farcical derisory nonsensical laughable idiotic absurd

Parts of Speech

adjective	broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce “the wild farcical exuberance of a clown”
adjective	incongruous;inviting ridicule “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”

Word Forms

farce	noun	a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
ridicule	noun	language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
ridiculousness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
absurdity	noun	a ludicrous folly
absurdness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
deride	verb	treat or speak of with contempt

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lächerlich

breit oder übertrieben humorvoll; einer Farce ähneln

🇫🇷French

ridicule

humoristique de manière large ou extravagante ; ressemblant à une farce

🇪🇸Spanish

ridículo

de humor amplio o extravagante; parecido a una farsa

🇮🇹Italian

ridicolo

ampiamente o stravagantemente divertente; somigliante ad una farsa

🇳🇱Dutch

belachelijk

breed of extravagant humoristisch; lijkt op een farce

🇵🇹Portuguese

ridículo

ampla ou extravagantemente humorístico; parecendo farsa

🇷🇺Russian

нелепый

широко или экстравагантно юмористический; напоминающий фарс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊटपटांग

मोटे तौर पर या असाधारण रूप से विनोदी; प्रहसन जैसा

🇧🇩Bengali

হাস্যকর

broadly or extravagantly humorous; প্রহসন অনুরূপ

🇮🇳Tamil

கேலிக்குரிய

பரந்த அல்லது ஆடம்பரமான நகைச்சுவை; கேலிக்கூத்து போன்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

హాస్యాస్పదమైన

విస్తృతంగా లేదా విపరీతమైన హాస్యం; ప్రహసనాన్ని పోలి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

हास्यास्पद

व्यापक किंवा विलक्षण विनोदी; प्रहसन सारखे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાસ્યાસ્પદ

વ્યાપક અથવા અસાધારણ રીતે રમૂજી; પ્રહસન જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ

ವಿಶಾಲವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅತಿರಂಜಿತವಾಗಿ ಹಾಸ್ಯಮಯ; ಪ್ರಹಸನವನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഹാസ്യമായ

വിശാലമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിരുകടന്ന നർമ്മം; പ്രഹസനത്തോട് സാമ്യമുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣਾ

ਮੋਟੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਹਾਸੇ ਵਾਲਾ; ਵਿਅੰਗ ਵਰਗਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مضحکہ خیز

وسیع پیمانے پر یا غیر معمولی طور پر مزاحیہ؛ طنز سے مشابہت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可笑的

广泛或过度幽默；类似闹剧

🇯🇵Japanese

ばかげた

広範囲にまたは非常にユーモラス。茶番に似た

🇰🇷Korean

쑥스러운

광범위하게 또는 터무니없이 유머러스함; 희극을 닮은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lố bịch

hài hước một cách rộng rãi hoặc quá mức; giống như trò hề

🇹🇭Thai

น่าหัวเราะ

อารมณ์ขันในวงกว้างหรือฟุ่มเฟือย; คล้ายเรื่องตลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

lucu

sangat lucu atau sangat lucu; menyerupai lelucon

🇵🇭Filipino

katawa-tawa

malawak o labis na nakakatawa; kahawig ng komedya

🇲🇾Malay

menggelikan hati

secara meluas atau sangat lucu; menyerupai sandiwara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثير للسخرية

روح الدعابة على نطاق واسع أو بشكل مبالغ فيه؛ تشبه المهزلة

🇮🇷Persian

مضحک

به طور گسترده یا زیاد طنز آمیز؛ شبیه مسخره

🇹🇷Turkish

gülünç

genel olarak veya aşırı derecede esprili; saçmalığa benzeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְגוּחָך

הומוריסטי רחב או אקסטרווגנטי; דומה לפארסה

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