Absurd — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; --Albert Camus

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; - Walter Lippman

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntʃaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹətʃˈɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹətʃˈɛt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæntʃaɪ/.

Examples

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth
the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cockeyed the absurd ludicrous ridiculous preposterous derisory nonsensical laughable idiotic

Parts of Speech

noun	a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; --Albert Camus “The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth”
adjective	inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; - Walter Lippman “the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant”
adjective	incongruous;inviting ridicule “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”

Word Forms

absurdity	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
absurdness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
deride	verb	treat or speak of with contempt
ridiculousness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

absurde

une situation dans laquelle la vie semble irrationnelle et dénuée de sens ; --Albert Camus

🇪🇸Spanish

absurdo

una situación en la que la vida parece irracional y sin sentido; --Alberto Camus

🇮🇹Italian

assurdo

una situazione in cui la vita sembra irrazionale e priva di significato; --Albert Camus

🇵🇹Portuguese

absurdo

uma situação em que a vida parece irracional e sem sentido; --Alberto Camus

🇷🇺Russian

абсурдный

ситуация, в которой жизнь кажется иррациональной и бессмысленной; --Альбер Камю

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेतुका

ऐसी स्थिति जिसमें जीवन तर्कहीन और अर्थहीन लगता है; --अल्बर्ट कैमस

🇧🇩Bengali

অযৌক্তিক

এমন একটি পরিস্থিতি যেখানে জীবন অযৌক্তিক এবং অর্থহীন বলে মনে হয়; --আলবার্ট কামু

🇮🇳Tamil

அபத்தமான

வாழ்க்கை பகுத்தறிவற்றதாகவும் அர்த்தமற்றதாகவும் தோன்றும் சூழ்நிலை; --ஆல்பர்ட் காமுஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంబద్ధమైన

జీవితం అహేతుకంగా మరియు అర్థరహితంగా అనిపించే పరిస్థితి; --ఆల్బర్ట్ కాముస్

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

अशी परिस्थिती ज्यामध्ये जीवन तर्कहीन आणि अर्थहीन दिसते; --अल्बर्ट कामू

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાહિયાત

એવી પરિસ્થિતિ જેમાં જીવન અતાર્કિક અને અર્થહીન લાગે છે; --આલ્બર્ટ કામુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ

ಜೀವನವು ಅಭಾಗಲಬ್ಧ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಥಹೀನವೆಂದು ತೋರುವ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ; --ಆಲ್ಬರ್ಟ್ ಕ್ಯಾಮಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസംബന്ധം

ജീവിതം യുക്തിരഹിതവും അർത്ഥശൂന്യവുമാണെന്ന് തോന്നുന്ന ഒരു സാഹചര്യം; --ആൽബർട്ട് കാമുസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਤੁਕਾ

ਅਜਿਹੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੀਵਨ ਤਰਕਹੀਣ ਅਤੇ ਅਰਥਹੀਣ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ; --ਅਲਬਰਟ ਕੈਮਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیہودہ

ایسی صورت حال جس میں زندگی غیر معقول اور بے معنی معلوم ہوتی ہے۔ --البرٹ کاموس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

荒诞

生活似乎不合理且毫无意义的情况； ——阿尔贝·加缪

🇯🇵Japanese

不条理な

人生が不合理で無意味に見える状況。 --アルベール・カミュ

🇰🇷Korean

터무니없는

삶이 비합리적이고 무의미해 보이는 상황; --알베르 카뮈

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô lý

một tình huống trong đó cuộc sống dường như phi lý và vô nghĩa; --Albert Camus

🇹🇭Thai

ไร้สาระ

สถานการณ์ที่ชีวิตดูไร้เหตุผลและไร้ความหมาย --อัลเบิร์ต กามู

🇵🇭Filipino

walang katotohanan

isang sitwasyon kung saan ang buhay ay tila hindi makatwiran at walang kahulugan; --Albert Camus

🇲🇾Malay

tak masuk akal

keadaan di mana kehidupan kelihatan tidak rasional dan tidak bermakna; --Albert Camus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سخيف

الوضع الذي تبدو فيه الحياة غير عقلانية وبلا معنى؛ -ألبير كامو

🇮🇷Persian

پوچ

موقعیتی که در آن زندگی غیرمنطقی و بی معنی به نظر می رسد. --آلبرت کامو

🇹🇷Turkish

saçma

hayatın mantıksız ve anlamsız göründüğü bir durum; --Albert Camus

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַבּסוּרדִי

מצב בו החיים נראים לא הגיוניים וחסרי משמעות; --אלבר קאמי

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