ridiculous notion

collocation in English

meaningsofridiculousandnotion

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withnotion.
ridiculous
adjective
uk
/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/
us
/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/
stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be ...
See more atridiculous
notion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/
us
/ˈnoʊ.ʃən/
a belief ...
See more atnotion

(Definition ofridiculousandnotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofridiculous notion

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Thatridiculousnotionhas caused much of the upset.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It would be difficult to find a more bizarre andridiculousnotion.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is aridiculousnotionto suggest that the arts should be kept out of politics.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There was theridiculousnotionthat we should get rid of pay beds.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I do not subscribe to theridiculousnotionthat the long recess is a long holiday, because clearly it is not.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is a perfectlyridiculousnotion.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Will he please meet a small delegation led by me as soon as possible so that that preposterous andridiculousnotioncan be put to rest at last?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is clearly aridiculousnotion.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That makes it even more urgent for us to improve our performance and get away from theridiculousnotion that competitiveness depends purely on wage costs.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If such ridiculous notions exist anywhere, we have not seen them.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofridiculous
Go to the definition ofnotion
See other collocations withnotion