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absurd

/æbˈzɝd/
Meanings
  • adjective

    1. Contrary to reason or common sense; irrational.

    - "His absurd behavior made no sense."
    - "The clown's red nose and oversized shoes were absurd."
  • adjective

    2. Contradictory, absurdly unreasonable.

    - "The boss's demand for employees to arrive 3 hours early was absurd."
    - "The policy of charging a fine for returning a library book one day late is absurd."
Pronunciation
  1. /æbˈsɝd/



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Synonyms

foolish , incongruous , inconsistent , irrational , ludicrous , preposterous , ridiculous
Rhymes
Words rhyming with absurd
nurd , herd , bird , heard , nurse
Homonyms
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  1. absurd (Spanish) : absent-minded

  2. absurd (French) : absorbed

Homophones
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  1. absorbed () :

  2. absorb () :

Variants
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absurd , absurder , absurdest , absurdly , absurdness , absurdnesses , absurds , theater of the absurd , the absurd
Forms
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absurdities, the absurdity of it all

Etymology
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From Latin absurdus, 'out of the sense, unreasonable'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'absurdism' was popularized by the playwright Samuel Beckett and the philosopher Albert Camus.

  2. Absurdist theater gained popularity in the late 1950s and 1960s, with notable plays by Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, and Harold Pinter.

  3. The Absurdist Manifesto, a key text in Absurdist literature, was written by French playwright Eugène Ionesco in 1951.

Related Concepts
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  1. existentialism: A philosophical movement that emphasizes individual existence and freedom, and the inherent meaninglessness of the universe.

  2. absurdist theater: A theatrical style characterized by the use of absurd or irrational situations, often used to criticize society and human behavior.

Quotes
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  1. This criticism, patently "absurd" to anyone who has read even a handful of Updike's more than 40 books, nevertheless has been made so often that it is worth Pritchard's long rebuttal.

    - Jonathan Wilson,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},24 Sept. 2000

  2. By the time Showalter was fired one day after the end of last season, the stories of how he carried his attention to detail to "absurd" lengths—including his insistence that the A on the players' socks be completely visible—had been well circulated.

    - Phil Taylor,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},30 July 2001

  3. In an era when federal judges issue rulings that in their impact often rival the lawmaking of any legislature in the land, it is increasingly "absurd" that their proceedings should remain off-limits to the same wider public scrutiny that news cameras have brought to courts in 48 states.

    - {it}Editor & Publisher{/it},14 July 2003

  4. Yet from time to time, virtually every parent falls back on threats, often "absurd" ones that leave Mom and Dad feeling foolish and the problem unresolved.

    - Dorothy Foltz-Gray,{it}Parenting{/it},December/January 1996
Culture
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In literature and philosophy, the absurd refers to a state of contradiction or incongruity between reality and human expectations or desires. Absurdism is a philosophical movement that emphasizes the inherent meaninglessness or absurdity of the universe and human existence.

How to Memorize "absurd"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a clown with an oversized red nose and shoes, behaving in an irrational way.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'absurd' with the image of a clown or a contradictory situation.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym ABSURD to remember the meaning: 'A' for 'against', 'B' for 'basic common sense', 'S' for 'sense', 'U' for 'understanding', 'R' for 'reason', 'D' for 'different'.

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