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Meaning of absurd | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
əbˈsɜːd

Definitions

  1. An absurdity.
  2. Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence.
  4. Inharmonious; dissonant
  5. Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value
  6. Dealing with absurdism
  7. An absurdity

Equivalents

Беларуская абсу́рдны бязглузды
Bosanski sačma
Català absurd
Čeština absurdní
Deutsch absurd
Ελληνικά παράλογος
Esperanto absurda
Español absurdo
Eesti mõttetu
Français absurde
Galego absurdo
עברית אבסורד
Hrvatski sačma
Bahasa Indonesia absurd
Italiano assurdo
ខ្មែរ ព្រើល
Kurdî absûrd
Latina absurdus
Македонски апсурд апсурден
Nederlands absurd
Português absurdo
Română irațional
Slovenščina absurden
Српски sačma
Svenska absurd befängd
ไทย บ้า
Tiếng Việt hoang đường

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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