absurdist
- noun
- /əbˈsɜrdɪst/
- Formal
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absurdista
- Many famous playwrights are considered absurdists because they highlight the meaningless aspects of human existence.
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The novel features an absurdist protagonist who struggles to find purpose in a chaotic world.
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And Camus says no, no, that's not the the route that an absurdist, as opposed to an existentialist, ought to be taking.
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And this is part of in the absurdist mindset, OK, I love having a bad meal at a restaurant and I'll give you and you can see why you go with your friend.
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-Well, most people would think he wouldn't like him, but Bas Jan was an absurdist.
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Being something of a self-styled absurdist, I decided to play on his court—pretending to take him seriously and feigning outrage.
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I'm an absurdist, but the kind of theism I find the most credible would be pantheism, i.e., that God is the universe (or perhaps multiverse).
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As an absurdist, he often questioned the meaning of life during his discussions with friends.
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A person who rejects religious and moral rules and thinks life has no meaning
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A philosopher or writer who thinks people must make their own meaning and accept responsibility for their choices
A person who says people must make their own meaning in a world without given purpose
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Etymology
Absurdist As a noun, absurdist joins absurd ('not making sense') with the person-ending -ist, like in artist or dentist, so a helpful way to remember it is 'a person who follows the absurd'. That's why an absurdist (a person) is someone who believes life can be confusing and without clear purpose.