absurd
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8.4
- noun
- /əbˈsɜrd/
- Formal
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lo absurdo
- But the absurd has a long and legitimate tradition in the arts and humanities (Beckett, 1954; Camus, 1955) that can be used to establish a literary value for absurdist pieces composed by students.
Because what binds is not just the absurd itself.
- Because what binds is not just the absurd itself.
- So the question that we're, we're faced with is, does the absurd necessitate suicide?
- The only way to get by it is to accept the absurd, to live with it.
- The book asks how should we confront the absurd?
- Yeah, there's absurd, the absurdity, that stuff just happens randomly.
Examples
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The strange expressions which occasionally border on the absurd can also be seen not just in the light of the poet's creating contrasts, but also in a mystic sense.
Academic text (1997) -
The only way to get by it is to accept the absurd, to live with it.
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You can even in the midst of the absurd, be happy.
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But arguing the absurd seems to be becoming your trademark around here.
Blog text (24) -
The Absurd is for real, I thought, running to the dorm.
Fiction book (1991) -
While this may sound grim, the Absurd blends its hopelessness with humor.
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The analogous need for extricating oneself from the absurd could become concretized at the national level.
Academic text (1996) -
Philosophers often discuss the absurd to point out the irrational nature of existence.
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Many people find a sense of the absurd in everyday situations, especially when things go wrong.
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The comedy highlighted the absurd aspects of life, leaving the audience both amused and contemplative.
Synonyms
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6.1
Something very silly that goes against common sense
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6.2
A lack of clear, logical thinking
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4.9
Being very silly or clearly unreasonable
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9.8
A belief that human life has no real meaning and makes no sense
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7.5
A situation so silly or unreasonable that people laugh and do not believe it
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7.9
A state of being very silly and clearly against common sense
A situation that is very strange and does not make sense
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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9.1
Plays that show life as meaningless and use strange dialogue and events
How Absurd
Surface Forms
Etymology
The absurd is the same word, from Latin ab- 'away from' and surdus 'deaf', keeping the idea of being 'out of tune' with the world. That's why philosophers call life or events 'the absurd' when they seem 'meaningless' or 'without reason'.