हास्यास्पद (haasyaaspad)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'ridiculous' or 'laughable' -- something that invites mockery rather than genuine humor.
Sense 1 : ridiculous, laughable
adjective
Synonyms: बेवकूफ़ाना (bevkoofaanaa, describes actions/ideas rather than people), उपहासजनक (upahaasajnak, formal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this a lot in news debates and political commentary in Delhi -- calling a statement or excuse हास्यास्पद (haasyaaspad) is a polite-sounding but sharp way of saying 'that's absurd' without being outright rude. It's built from हास्य (haasy, 'laughter/comedy') plus the suffix -आस्पद (-aaspad, 'worthy of'), so literally it means 'worthy of laughter' -- but in practice the laughter is always at someone's expense.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use this for 'funny' in a warm, enjoyable sense -- हास्यास्पद (haasyaaspad) always carries a negative, mocking edge ('so absurd it's laughable'), unlike मज़ेदार (mazedaar) or हँसने वाला (hansne vaalaa) for genuinely funny things. 2) It describes situations, statements, or behavior, not people's personalities directly -- calling a person हास्यास्पद (haasyaaspad) implies their conduct or claim was absurd, not a light joke about their character.
Sample Sentences:
यह तर्क बिल्कुल हास्यास्पद है। This argument is completely ridiculous.
(yah tark bilkul haasyaaspad hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मंत्री जी का बयान सुनकर सब हास्यास्पद महसूस कर रहे थे। Hearing the minister's statement, everyone felt it was ridiculous.
(mantrii jii kaa bayaan sunkar sab haasyaaspad mahsoos kar rahe the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम यह बहाना दोगे तो लोग इसे हास्यास्पद समझेंगे। If you give this excuse, people will consider it ridiculous.
(agar tum yah bahaanaa doge to log ise haasyaaspad samjhenge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
पत्रकार ने उस दावे को हास्यास्पद करार दिया। The journalist declared that claim ridiculous.
(patrkaar ne us daave ko haasyaaspad karaar diyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर वह सच में ऐसा कहता, तो यह हास्यास्पद होता। If he had really said that, it would have been ridiculous.
(agar vah sach men aisaa kahtaa, to yah haasyaaspad hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
बहस में उसकी दलीलें हमेशा हास्यास्पद लगती हैं। In debates, his arguments always seem ridiculous.
(bahas men uskii daliilen hameshaa haasyaaspad lagtii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें नहीं लगता कि यह पूरी योजना हास्यास्पद है? Don't you think this whole plan is ridiculous?
(kyaa tumhen nahiin lagtaa ki yah poorii yojnaa haasyaaspad hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उस नेता का यह स्पष्टीकरण जनता को हास्यास्पद लगा। That leader's explanation seemed ridiculous to the public.
(us netaa kaa yah spashtiikran jantaa ko haasyaaspad lagaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस मुद्दे को हास्यास्पद बनाकर पेश मत करो। Don't present this issue by making it look ridiculous.
(is mudde ko haasyaaspad banaakar pesh mat karo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
संसद में विपक्ष के आरोपों को हास्यास्पद बताया गया। In parliament, the opposition's allegations were called ridiculous.
(sansad men vipaksh ke aaropon ko haasyaaspad bataayaa gayaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: हास्यास्पद (haasyaaspad)