THE ABSURD
Dictionary entry overview: What does the absurd mean? • THE ABSURD (noun)
The noun THE ABSURD has 1 sense:
1. a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
Familiarity information: THE ABSURD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• THE ABSURD (noun)
Meaning:
A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
absurd; the absurd
Context example:
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth
Hypernyms ("the absurd" is a kind of...):
situation; state of affairs (the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time)
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