ABSURD


Meaning of ABSURD in English

If you say that something is ~, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.

It is ~ to be discussing compulsory redundancy policies for teachers...

I’ve known clients of mine go to ~ lengths, just to avoid paying me a few pounds...

= ridiculous

ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that disapproval

The ~ is something that is ~. (FORMAL)

Parkinson had a sharp eye for the ~.

N-SING: the N

~ly

Prices were still ~ly low, in his opinion...

ADV

~ity (~ities)

I find myself growing increasingly angry at the ~ity of the situation.

N-VAR

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