KAFKAESQUE

Meaning of KAFKAESQUE in English

adj. absurd, lacking meaning, depressing (as in the themes in Kafka's stories); helpless condition of the "little guy" (citizen) against bureaucratic power; similar to or reminiscent of the works of Franz Kafka

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KAFKAESQUE — adjective Date: 1946 of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KAFKAESQUE — ¦käfkə¦esk, ¦kaf- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Franz Kafka died 1924 Czech-born writer + English -esque : of, relating to, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KAFKAESQUE — /kahf'keuh esk"/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of Franz Kafka: the Kafkaesque …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KAFKAESQUE — adjective Date: 1946 : of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings ; especially : having a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KAFKAESQUE — [ ˌkafkə'ɛsk ] ■ adjective relating to the Czech novelist Franz Kafka (1883–1924) or his nightmarish fictional world.
Concise Oxford English vocab
KAFKAESQUE — [Kaf.ka.esque] adj (1946): of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings; esp: having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KAFKAESQUE — Kafkaesque BrE AmE ˌkæf kə r ˈesk ◂ AmE \ ˌkɑːf kə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KAFKAESQUE — / ˌkæfkəˈesk; NAmE / adjective used to describe a situation that is confusing and frightening, especially one involving complicated official …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KAFKAESQUE — adj. (of a situation, atmosphere, etc.) impenetrably oppressive, nightmarish, in a manner characteristic of the fictional world of Franz Kafka, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KAFKAESQUE — adj. (of a situation, atmosphere, etc.) impenetrably oppressive, nightmarish, in a manner characteristic of the fictional world of Franz Kafka, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KAFKAESQUE — adj. (of a situation, atmosphere, etc.) impenetrably oppressive, nightmarish, in a manner characteristic of the fictional world of Franz Kafka, …
Oxford English vocab
KAFKAESQUE — Kafkaesque
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KAFKAESQUE — Kafkaesque
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KAFKAESQUE — Kafkaesque
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KAFKAESQUE — Kafkaesque
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KAFKAESQUE — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ käf-k ə - ' esk, ˌ kaf- Function: adjective Date: 1946 : of, relating to, or suggestive …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HEDAYAT, SADEQ — born Feb. 17, 1903, Tehran died April 4, 1951, Paris also spelled Sadeq-e Hedayat Iranian author. Born into a prominent …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUZZATI, DINO — born Oct. 16, 1906, Belluno, Italy died Jan. 28, 1972, Rome Italian journalist, dramatist, short-story writer, and novelist, internationally known …
Britannica English vocabulary
BESSA LUS, MARIA AGUSTINA — born Oct. 15, 1922, Vila Me, Port. novelist and short-story writer influenced by Marcel Proust and Franz Kafka whose fiction …
Britannica English vocabulary
ABE KOBO — born March 7, 1924, Tokyo, Japan died Jan. 22, 1993, Tokyo pseudonym of Abe Kimifusa Japanese novelist and playwright noted …
Britannica English vocabulary
-ESQUE — suffix (in adjectives) in the style of : statuesque Kafkaesque •• WORD ORIGIN from French , via Italian -esco from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KAFKA — Kaf ‧ ka, Franz /ˈkæfkə $ ˈkɑːf-, frænts $ frɑːnts/ BrE AmE (1883–1924) a Czech writer who wrote in German, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KAFKA, FRANZ — Kaf ‧ ka, Franz /ˈkæfkə $ ˈkɑːf-, frænts $ frɑːnts/ BrE AmE (1883–1924) a Czech writer who wrote in German, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-ESQUE — -esque /esk/ BrE AmE suffix [in adjectives] [ Language: French ; Origin: Italian -esco ] 1 . in the manner …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDERSIDE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A colony of ants on the move from one nest site to another exhibits the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird builds a nest ▪ By March many birds have already built nests. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EMERGENT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN property ▪ But others are totally unexpected-another example of emergent properties . ▪ Though …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ESQ — [noun] [after noun] [esp. UK] [dated] or [formal] - Esquire: a title added after a man's name on envelopes and …
Cambridge English vocab
DREAMLIKE — adj. 25B6; adjective UNREAL, illusory, imaginary, unsubstantial, chimerical, ethereal, phantasmagorical, trance-like; surreal; nightmarish, Kafkaesque; hazy, shadowy, faint, indistinct, unclear; poetic/literary …
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