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absurd

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

Españolabsurdo
Françaisabsurde
Deutschabsurd
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CEFR level

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