absurd

Definitions


[əbˈsəːd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate
(e.g: the allegations are patently absurd)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin absurdus ‘out of tune’, hence ‘irrational’; related to surdus ‘deaf, dull’


[əbˈsəːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an absurd state of affairs
(e.g: the incidents that followed bordered on the absurd)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin absurdus ‘out of tune’, hence ‘irrational’; related to surdus ‘deaf, dull’




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