belachelijk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deride verb To mock someone or something harshly and with contempt.
- farcical adj Like a farce; ridiculous or 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
- verb To mock someone or something harshly and with contempt.
- verb To laugh at someone in an unkind, mocking way.
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