26984 words

absurdity

2 definitions • 4 examples
1
the quality of being stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way:

Examples:

Standing there naked, I was suddenly struck by the absurdity of the situation.
We laughed about the absurdity of the idea.
2
something that is stupid or unreasonable:

Examples:

There are all sorts of absurdities in the proposal.
The play pokes fun at the absurdities of life.

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