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absurdity

UK
/əbˈsɜː.dɪ.ti/
US
/əbˈsɜrd.ɪ.ti/

Translations

absurditynoun
absurdities
pl
UK
/əbˈsɜː.dɪ.ti/
US
/əbˈsɜrd.ɪ.ti/
Both countable and uncountable
The play was full of absurdity and humor.
Пьеса была полна нелепости и юмора.
He couldn't believe the absurdity of the argument.
Он не мог поверить в бессмыслицу этого спора.
The absurdity of the situation made everyone laugh.
Абсурдность ситуации заставила всех смеяться.
Additional translations
глупость
нелепица
Synonyms
preposterousness
nonsense
ridiculousness
foolishness
senselessness
lunacy
incongruity
illogicality

Definitions

absurditynoun
The quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable.
The absurdity of the situation made everyone laugh despite the tension.
A thing that is extremely unreasonable, so as to be foolish or not taken seriously.
The proposal was dismissed as an absurdity by the board members.
In existentialist philosophy, the perceived meaninglessness of human life resulting from the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and the apparent lack of meaning in the universe.
Existentialists grapple with the absurdity of life, questioning how to live authentically in a seemingly indifferent world.
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