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愚か — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absurd adj So unreasonable or illogical that it seems ridiculous.
  • asinine adj Extremely foolish or lacking common sense.
  • dumb adj Stupid or unintelligent; showing poor judgment.
  • fatuous adj Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
  • foolish adj Lacking good sense; unwise or silly.
  • stupid adj Lacking intelligence or common sense.

Senses

愚か is used for these senses in English:

  • absurd Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]
  • asinine Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.
  • dumb (informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid.
  • fatuous Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
  • foolish (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

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