THEATER OF THE ABSURD
Dictionary entry overview: What does theater of the absurd mean? • THEATER OF THE ABSURD (noun)
The noun THEATER OF THE ABSURD has 1 sense:
1. plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless
Familiarity information: THEATER OF THE ABSURD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• THEATER OF THE ABSURD (noun)
Meaning:
Plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for the theater of the absurd
Hypernyms ("theater of the absurd" is a kind of...):
drama; dramatic play; play (a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage)
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