"ridiculous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɹɪˈdɪkjʊləs/ [Canada, UK], /ɹiːˈdɪkjʊləs/ [Canada, UK], /ɹɪˈdɪkjələs/ [US], /ɹɪˈdɪkləs/ [Wales] Audio: en-us-ridiculous.ogg [US] Forms: more ridiculous [comparative], most ridiculous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪkjələs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|rīdiculus||laughable, ridiculous}} Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”), {{suf|en|ridicule|ous}} ridicule + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} ridiculous (comparative more ridiculous, superlative most ridiculous)
  1. deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd Translations (foolish, absurd): belaglik (Afrikaans), qesharak (Albanian), γελοῖος (geloîos) (Ancient Greek), سَخِيف (saḵīf) (Arabic), مَسْخَرَة (masḵara) (Arabic), ծիծաղելի (cicaġeli) (Armenian), անհեթեթ (anhetʻetʻ) (Armenian), barregarri (Basque), irrigarri (Basque), сме́шны (smjéšny) (Belarusian), нелеп (nelep) (Bulgarian), абсурден (absurden) (Bulgarian), смехотворен (smehotvoren) (Bulgarian), ridícul (Catalan), 可笑 (kěxiào) (english: laughable) (Chinese Mandarin), 荒謬 (absurd) (Chinese Mandarin), 荒谬 (huāngmiù) (Chinese Mandarin), 荒唐 (huāngtáng) (english: beyond belief) (Chinese Mandarin), hwarthus (Cornish), směšný (Czech), latterlig (Danish), belachelijk (Dutch), lachwekkend (Dutch), ridicuul (Dutch), ridinda (Esperanto), løgiligur (Faroese), naurettava (Finnish), ridicule (French), ridículo (Galician), lächerlich (German), γελοίος (geloíos) (Greek), αξιογέλαστος (axiogélastos) (Greek), מְגֻחָךְ (m'guẖách) [masculine] (Hebrew), बेतुका (betukā) (Hindi), मसख़रा (masaxrā) (Hindi), हास्यास्पद (hāsyāspad) (Hindi), उपहासास्पद (uphāsāspad) (Hindi), अंडबंड (aṇḍbaṇḍ) (Hindi), अटपटा (aṭapṭā) (Hindi), ऊटपटाँग (ūṭapṭāṅg) (Hindi), nevetséges (Hungarian), áiféiseach (Irish), ridicolo (Italian), 馬鹿らしい (bakarashii) (Japanese), jatu (Kabuverdianu), 웃으운 (useuun) (Korean), rīdiculus (Latin), mengarut (Malay), haraki (Maori), nenekara (Maori), ridikil (Mauritian Creole), riditchule (Norman), latterlig (Norwegian Bokmål), latterleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), låtteleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), ridíkulo (Papiamentu), مسخره (masxare) (Persian), lachrich (Plautdietsch), absurdalny (Polish), niedorzeczny (Polish), śmieszny (Polish), ridículo (Portuguese), ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣ (hāsohīṇ) (Punjabi), ridicol (Romanian), неле́пый (nelépyj) (Russian), amaideach (Scottish Gaelic), absúrdny (Slovak), smiešny (Slovak), nehorázny (Slovak), neuveriteľný (Slovak), ridículo (Spanish), löjlig (Swedish), น่าขัน (nâa kăn) (Thai), ไร้สาระ (rái săará) (Thai), saçma (Turkish), komik (Turkish), tuhaf (Turkish), gülünç (Turkish), безглу́здий (bezhlúzdyj) (Ukrainian), смішни́й (smišnýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ridiculous-en-adj-ufg4NSKK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 83 17 Synonyms: silly, willy nilly, frivolous, goofy, funny, humorous, absurd, odd, surreal, unreasonable, absurd Disambiguation of 'foolish, absurd': 97 3
  2. (informal) astonishing, extreme, unbelievable Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ridiculous-en-adj-uB3g618m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rediculous [archaic, misspelling, pronunciation-spelling], radiculous [obsolete, rare] Derived forms: ridic, ridiculousness Related terms: deride, derision, ridicule, ridiculable, ridiculosity, ridiculously

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          "word": "barregarri"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "lang": "Basque",
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          "word": "irrigarri"
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
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          "word": "сме́шны"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "word": "нелеп"
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          "word": "абсурден"
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          "word": "смехотворен"
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          "word": "荒謬"
        },
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "荒谬"
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          "english": "beyond belief",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "荒唐"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "ridinda"
        },
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          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
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        },
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          "word": "naurettava"
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          "lang": "French",
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        },
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "ridículo"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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        },
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          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "m'guẖách",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "מְגֻחָךְ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "betukā",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "बेतुका"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "masaxrā",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "मसख़रा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "hāsyāspad",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "हास्यास्पद"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "uphāsāspad",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "उपहासास्पद"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "aṇḍbaṇḍ",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "अंडबंड"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "aṭapṭā",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "अटपटा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ūṭapṭāṅg",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "ऊटपटाँग"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "nevetséges"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "áiféiseach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "ridicolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "bakarashii",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "馬鹿らしい"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "jatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "useuun",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "웃으운"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "rīdiculus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "mengarut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "haraki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "nenekara"
        },
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          "lang": "Mauritian Creole",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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          "word": "latterlig"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
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          "word": "latterleg"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "låtteleg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "ridíkulo"
        },
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "masxare",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "مسخره"
        },
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          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "lachrich"
        },
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          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "absurdalny"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "niedorzeczny"
        },
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          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "śmieszny"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
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        },
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          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "hāsohīṇ",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣ"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "ridicol"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nelépyj",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "неле́пый"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "amaideach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "absúrdny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "smiešny"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "nehorázny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "neuveriteľný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "ridículo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "foolish, absurd",
          "word": "löjlig"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "belaglik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "qesharak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "saḵīf",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "سَخِيف"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "masḵara",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "مَسْخَرَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "cicaġeli",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ծիծաղելի"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anhetʻetʻ",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "անհեթեթ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "barregarri"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "irrigarri"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "smjéšny",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "сме́шны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nelep",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "нелеп"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "absurden",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "абсурден"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smehotvoren",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "смехотворен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridícul"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "laughable",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kěxiào",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "可笑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "absurd",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "荒謬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huāngmiù",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "荒谬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "beyond belief",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huāngtáng",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "荒唐"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "hwarthus"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "směšný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "latterlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "belachelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "lachwekkend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridicuul"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridinda"
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    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "løgiligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "naurettava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridicule"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridículo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "lächerlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "geloíos",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "γελοίος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "axiogélastos",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "αξιογέλαστος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "geloîos",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "γελοῖος"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "m'guẖách",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "מְגֻחָךְ"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "betukā",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "बेतुका"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "masaxrā",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "मसख़रा"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "hāsyāspad",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "हास्यास्पद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "uphāsāspad",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "उपहासास्पद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "aṇḍbaṇḍ",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "अंडबंड"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "aṭapṭā",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "अटपटा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ūṭapṭāṅg",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ऊटपटाँग"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "nevetséges"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "áiféiseach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridicolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bakarashii",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "馬鹿らしい"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "jatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "useuun",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "웃으운"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "rīdiculus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "mengarut"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "haraki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "nenekara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mfe",
      "lang": "Mauritian Creole",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridikil"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "riditchule"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "latterlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "latterleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "låtteleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "pap",
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridíkulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "masxare",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "مسخره"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "lachrich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "absurdalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "niedorzeczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "śmieszny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridículo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "hāsohīṇ",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridicol"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nelépyj",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "неле́пый"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "amaideach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "absúrdny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "smiešny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "nehorázny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "neuveriteľný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ridículo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "löjlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nâa kăn",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "น่าขัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rái săará",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "ไร้สาระ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "saçma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "komik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "tuhaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "gülünç"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bezhlúzdyj",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "безглу́здий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "smišnýj",
      "sense": "foolish, absurd",
      "word": "смішни́й"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ridiculous"
}

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