lächerlich
ridiculous, laughable, absurd
English translations
- 01
ridiculous
- 02
laughable
Word details
- German meaning
- Lächerlich bedeutet, dass etwas so dumm oder absurd ist, dass es zum Lachen reizt oder verspottet wird.
- English meaning
- Ridiculous, absurd
- Synonym
- absurd, komisch
- German example
- Seine Ausrede war einfach nur lächerlich.
- English example
- His excuse was simply ridiculous.
- Comparative
- lächerlicherSuperlative: am lächerlichsten
Related words
- Lächerlichkeit
Ridiculousness, absurdity
- Justizposse
Judicial farce
- zum Narren halten
to make a fool of
- absurd
absurd
- irrwitzig
Ludicrous, absurd
- ridikül
Ridiculous means laughable, absurd, or nonsensical.
- spottschlecht
Abysmal
- Flohzirkus
Flea circus
- Hohn
Scorn
- Verballhornung
corruption, distortion, mangling
- Lachbarkeit
Ridiculousness
- strunzen
to boast, to show off
- verballhornen
To mangle, to distort
- affig
Silly, goofy
- Verhöhner
Mocker
- Affenzirkus
Monkey business
- Affentheater
Farce, circus, mockery
- lachhaft
Ridiculous, absurd
- aberwitzig
Absurd
- überspitzt
Exaggerated means to present or express something in an exaggerated, caricatured way.
- Affenente
Fool
- Spott
Mockery, ridicule
- Lachnummer
Laughingstock
- Fuchtel
saber (derogatory), swagger
Example sentences with “lächerlich”
Das ist ein absolut lächerlicher Vorschlag. (That is an absolutely ridiculous proposal.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'lächerlich' an adjective or an adverb in German?
'Lächerlich' functions primarily as an adjective. It can be used attributively (e.g., 'ein lächerlicher Preis') or predicatively (e.g., 'Das ist lächerlich'). It can also function as an adverb without changing its form.