the absurd
noun
1
: a state or condition of extreme silliness or foolishness : an absurd or ridiculous state
Her ideas once seemed reasonable, but now they verge on the absurd.
2
: things that are absurd
a filmmaker who is fascinated with the absurd
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These were the years in which capitalism shed its pitiless light on the absurd British soul, with its deep striations of caste and station, its postcolonial taint, most of all its perverted emotional core, full of love and loathing for its own extremes of domination and servitude.
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Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Her writing embraces the absurd, tackling race and identity through a comedic lens.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
Rom-coms often reek of sentimental nonsense, but this one proudly goes its own way melding the relatable with the absurd.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Even in the immediate aftermath of Agnes’ bad thing, Victor doesn’t shy away from life’s funny way of keeping up the absurd, the mundane, the ridiculous.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Her writing embraces the absurd, tackling race and identity through a comedic lens.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
Rom-coms often reek of sentimental nonsense, but this one proudly goes its own way melding the relatable with the absurd.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Even in the immediate aftermath of Agnes’ bad thing, Victor doesn’t shy away from life’s funny way of keeping up the absurd, the mundane, the ridiculous.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the absurd
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“The absurd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20absurd. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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