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ab·surd

(əb-sûrd′, -zûrd′)
adj.
1.
a. Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate: an absurd request.
b. Impossible to take seriously; silly: a character who goes through many absurd adventures. See Synonyms at foolish.
2. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
3. Of or relating to absurdism.
n.
The condition or state in which humans exist in an absurd universe, without meaning or purpose. Used chiefly with the.

[Latin absurdus, out of tune, absurd : ab-, intensive pref.; see ab-1 + surdus, deaf, muffled.]

ab·surd′i·ty (-sûr′dĭ-tē, -zûr′-), ab·surd′ness n.
ab·surd′ly adv.
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Noun 1. absurdness - a message whose content is at variance with reason
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
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Translations
سُخْف
nesmysl
meningsløshed
fáránleiki
saçma olma

absurd

(əbˈsəːd) adjective
unreasonable or ridiculous. These demands are absolutely absurd. absurd سَخِيف، مُنَاف لِلعَقْل، مُضْحِك глупав absurdo absurdní, nesmyslný absurd meningsløs; urimelig; absurd παράλογος absurdo absurdne نامعقول؛ مضحک järjetön absurde מגוחך, שטותי निरर्थक/बेतुका besmislen képtelen, abszurd tidak masuk akal fáránlegur assurdo ばかげた 불합리한 absurdiškas absurds; smieklīgs tidak masuk akal onzinnig, absurd meningsløs, urimelig niedorzeczny نا معقول، بې منطقه absurdo absurd, ridicol нелепый absurdný, nezmyselný absurden besmislen absurd, löjlig ไม่เป็นเหตุเป็นผล saçma, gülünç 荒謬的 безглуздий, абсурдний نا معقول ، نا موزوں ngớ ngẩn 荒谬的
abˈsurdly adverb
absurdelik بِسَخَافَة، بِصُورَة مُضْحِكَة нелепо absurdamente absurdně, nesmyslně absurd meningsløst; urimeligt παράλογα absurdamente mõttetult بطور بی معنی järjettömästi absurdement בְּאוֹפֶן מְגוּחָך, עַד כְּדֵי גִיחוּך बेतुकापन besmisleno képtelenül sifat absurd fáránlega in modo assurdo ばからしく 불합리하게 absurdiškai absurdi; smieklīgi dengan tidak munasabah onzinnig, absurd meningsløst niedorzecznie په بې معنا ډول absurdamente (în mod) absurd, ridicol нелепо absurdne, nezmyselne absurdno besmisleno absurt, löjligt อย่างไม่เป็นเหตุเป็นผล anlamsız derecede 荒謬地 безглуздо, абсурдно نامناسب یا نا معقول طریقے سے một cách ngớ ngẩn 荒谬地
abˈsurdity (plural abˈsurdities) noun
absurditeit سَخَافَة، أمْر مُنَاف لِلعَقْل глупост disparate nesmysl(nost) die Absurdität meningsløshed; urimelighed παραλογισμός absurdidad, absurdo absurd بیهودگی؛ بی معنایی järjettömyys absurdité דָבַר מְגוּחָך, שׁטוִּתי अनर्थकता besmisao képtelenség kemustahilan fáránleiki assurdità ばからしさ 불합리 absurdas, nesąmonė absurds tidak munasabah onzinnigheid, absurditeit urimelighet, absurditet nonsens بې معنايى disparate absur­­di­tate нелепость nezmysel neumnost besmislica absurditet, orimlighet ความไม่เป็นเหตุเป็นผล saçmalık, gülünçlük, anlaşılmazlık 荒謬 безглуздя, абсурдність نا معقولیت ، بے ہودگی điều ngớ ngẩn 荒谬
abˈsurdness noun
absurdheid سُخْف абсурдност absurdo nesmysl die Absurdität meningsløshed παραλογισμός absurdo, absurdidad mõttetus پوچی järjettömyys absurdité חֹסֶר הִגָיוֹן , חוֹסֶר הִיגָיוֹן निरर्थकता apsurd képtelenség kemustahilan fáránleiki assurdità ばからしさ 부조리 absurdiškumas absurds, aplamība merepek onzinnigheid, absurditeit meningsløshet niedorzeczność بې معنايى absurdo absurditate абсурдность nezmysel absurdnost besmislica absurditet, orimlighet ความไม่เป็นเหตุเป็นผล saçma olma 荒謬 абсурдність پیچیدگی ، بے ہودگی sự ngớ ngẩn 荒谬
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