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belachelijk — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • farcical adj Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
  • laughable adj So absurd or badly done that it deserves mockery rather than serious attention.
  • ridiculous adj Deserving to be laughed at; absurd or foolish.
  • ridiculously adv In a way that is absurd or laughable.

Senses

belachelijk is used for these senses in English:

  • deride (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • farcical Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
  • laughable (now, rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
  • ridiculous Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
  • ridiculously In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.

deride — full definition

  1. verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  2. verb To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.

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