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Meaning of absurdism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/əbˈsɜːdˌɪz.m̩/

Definitions

  1. A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Absurdity, something that is absurd
    countable, usually

Equivalents

العربية عَبَثِيَّة
Deutsch Absurdismus
Suomi absurdismi
Bahasa Indonesia absurdisme
Italiano absurdism
日本語 不条理
한국어 부조리
Polski absurdyzm
Português absurdismo
Русский абсурдизм
Türkçe absürdizm

Examples

“Henri Duval is a swashbuckling adventure with an absurdism straight out of Douglas Fairbanks: Siegel makes his hero a dandy who draws swords on men who insult his clothes.”
“It is a sense of irrational well-being that can seduce perfectly rational people to believe such absurdisms as “Two can live as cheaply as one…” Later (about 9 1/2 weeks) comes the rational spoilsport follow up “…for half as long.””

CEFR level

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

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