absurd
/əbˈsɜrd/
adjective
- Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate; ridiculous.
- She laughed at the absurd suggestion that she should wear a coat in July.
- The idea of a penguin living in the desert is completely absurd.
- It's absurd to think that you can finish a week's work in one hour.
- So unreasonable as to be amusing or funny.
- The movie was full of absurd situations that made no sense but were hilarious.
- He told an absurd story about a talking dog that won the lottery.
- The comedian's absurd jokes had the audience in stitches.
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noun
- A state or condition of being unreasonable or meaningless, especially in a philosophical context.
- Many artists explore the absurd through surreal and illogical works.
- He felt a deep sense of the absurd when he realized his efforts led nowhere.
- The philosopher wrote about the absurd of human existence in a chaotic universe.