ab ‧ surd /əbˈsɜːd, -ˈzɜːd $ -ɜːrd/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: absurde , from Latin absurdus , from ab- 'away' + surdus 'deaf, stupid' ]
1 . completely stupid or unreasonable SYN ridiculous
quite/slightly/completely etc absurd
It seems quite absurd to expect anyone to drive for 3 hours just for a 20-minute meeting.
It seems an absurd idea.
2 . the absurd something that is completely stupid and unreasonable:
Some of the stories he tells verge on the absurd.
—absurdity noun [uncountable and countable] :
Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation.
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THESAURUS
■ very stupid
▪ crazy not at all sensible or reasonable – used when you are very surprised by someone’s behaviour or what they have said:
Ian’s got some crazy plan to drive across Africa.
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She looked at me as if I was crazy!
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You’re crazy to think of hitch-hiking on your own.
▪ ridiculous extremely stupid:
You look ridiculous in that hat.
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Some people spend a ridiculous amount of money on cars.
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It’s absolutely ridiculous to suggest that he would do something like that.
▪ absurd/ludicrous extremely stupid – used especially when an idea or situation seems strange or illogical:
How can a return ticket cost less than a single? It’s totally absurd!
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It was a ludicrous idea.
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Some of the objections to the theory are simply absurd.
▪ laughable so stupid that you cannot believe someone is telling the truth or being serious:
The accusations were almost laughable.
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a laughable suggestion
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It would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious.