English dictionary
absurd
adjectivePronunciation
əbˈzɜːd
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
adjective
- so unreasonable as to invite derision
noun
- a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
Example sentences
{'source': 'Walter Lippman', 'text': 'the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant'}
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
that's a cockeyed idea
ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
a contribution so small as to be laughable
it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
{'source': 'Albert Camus', 'text': 'The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth'}