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absurd

noun/əbˈsɜːd/ (uhb-SURD)Level B2
absurd meaning picture: A long queue of serious office workers waiting in front of a door that opens onto a brick wall, one man laughing
Picture meaning of “absurd” — the quality of being completely silly, unreasonable or ridiculous; a ridiculous thing

the quality of being completely silly, unreasonable or ridiculous; a ridiculous thing

Absurdity is what makes a situation so illogical that it is almost funny. Writers often point out the absurdity of rules or events.

absurd meaning in Hindi

पूरी तरह बेतुका, अतार्किक या हास्यास्पद होना; कोई बेतुकी बात

Absurdity वह गुण है जो किसी स्थिति को इतना अतार्किक बना देता है कि वह लगभग हास्यास्पद लगे। लेखक अक्सर नियमों या घटनाओं के बेतुकेपन की ओर इशारा करते हैं।

Examples

  1. We laughed at the absurdity of queuing for an hour to fill in a form about queues.कतारों के बारे में एक फ़ॉर्म भरने के लिए एक घंटे कतार में लगने के बेतुकेपन पर हम हँस पड़े।
  2. The columnist highlighted the absurdity of a law that fines people for feeding stray dogs.स्तंभकार ने उस क़ानून के बेतुकेपन को उजागर किया जो आवारा कुत्तों को खाना खिलाने पर जुर्माना लगाता है।

Synonyms & antonyms

ridiculousnesssillinessfollynonsensesenselogicreasonableness

Memory trick

ABSURDITY: a cow wearing sunglasses at a board meeting — so silly it can't be real.

💡 Did you know?

'Theatre of the Absurd' is a label for plays like Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot', which show life as meaningless and illogical.

Word origin

From Latin 'absurdus', meaning out of tune or harsh-sounding, later extended to anything unreasonable or senseless.

Other meanings

adjective completely unreasonable or silly; so foolish that it is laughable

adjective Wildly unreasonable, illogical or silly.

noun the belief that life has no inherent meaning; art that shows this through illogical, comic situations

absurd meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीपूरी तरह बेतुका, अतार्किक या हास्यास्पद होना; कोई बेतुकी बात
Arabic · العربيةالعبثية والسخف؛ كون الشيء غير معقول أو مضحكًا تمامًا، أو شيء سخيف
French · Françaisl'absurdité : caractère totalement ridicule ou déraisonnable ; chose ridicule
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiasifat sama sekali konyol, tak masuk akal, atau menggelikan; hal yang absurd
Chinese · 中文荒谬、荒唐;荒谬的事

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