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1. (adj.) absurd
utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false.
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| Definition of 'Absurd' |
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1. (adj) absurd, the absurd
a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
2. (adj) absurd
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
"the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
3. (adj) absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
incongruous;inviting ridicule
"the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
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1. (adjective) absurd
very silly, not logical; = ridiculous
an absurd suggestion; absurd to expect the child to understand
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1. (adj) Absurd
contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and fiatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; as, an absurd person, an absurd opinion; an absurd dream
2. (noun) Absurd
an absurdity
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Sense: unreasonable or ridiculous
These demands are absolutely absurd.
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 Afrikaans: absurd |
 Arabic: سَخِيف، مُنَاف لِلعَقْل، |
 Bulgarian: глупав |
 Brazilian: absurdo |
 Czech: absurdní, nesmyslný |
 German: absurd |
 Danish: meningsløs; urimelig; abs |
 Greek: παράλογος |
 Spanish: absurdo |
 Estonian: absurdne |
 Farsi: نامعقول؛ مضحک |
 Finnish: järjetön |
 French: absurde |
 Hebrew: מְגוּחָך, שׁטוִּתי |
 Hindi: निरर्थक/बेतुका |
 Croatian: besmislen |
 Hungarian: képtelen, abszurd |
 Indonesian: tidak masuk akal |
 Icelandic: fáránlegur |
 Italian: assurdo |
 Japanese: ばかげた |
 Korean: 불합리한 |
 Lithuanian: absurdiškas |
 Latvian: absurds; smieklīgs |
 Malay: tidak masuk akal |
 Dutch: onzinnig |
 Norwegian: meningsløs, urimelig |
 Polish: niedorzeczny |
 Persian: نامعقول؛ مضحک |
 Pashto: نا معقول، بې منطقه |
 Portuguese: absurdo |
 Romanian: absurd, ridicol |
 Russian: нелепый |
 Slovak: absurdný, nezmyselný |
 Slovenian: absurden |
 Serbian: besmislen |
 Swedish: absurd, löjlig |
 Thai: ไม่เป็นเหตุเป็นผล |
 Turkish: saçma, gülünç |
 Taiwanese: 荒謬的 |
 Ukrainian: безглуздий, абсурдний |
 Urdu: نا معقول ، نا موزوں |
 Vietnamese: ngớ ngẩn |
 Chinese: 荒谬的 |
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