the absurd
noun
1
: a state or condition of extreme silliness or foolishness : an absurd or ridiculous state
Her ideas once seemed reasonable, but now they verge on the absurd.
2
: things that are absurd
a filmmaker who is fascinated with the absurd
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The show isn't satiric so much as amused by the absurd lengths to which the Kaylas of our society will go in pursuit of self-definition.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Helander and his cast commit to the absurd premise wholeheartedly, allowing Rare Exports to work as a fun yuletide black comedy and a pretty solid supernatural action film at the same time.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
As a writer-director, Eisenberg is attuned to register the absurd in even the direst situations.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The great editor and essayist and I shared some similar interests, particularly in history, as well as a distrust of conventional wisdom and an appreciation of the absurd.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Helander and his cast commit to the absurd premise wholeheartedly, allowing Rare Exports to work as a fun yuletide black comedy and a pretty solid supernatural action film at the same time.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
As a writer-director, Eisenberg is attuned to register the absurd in even the direst situations.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The great editor and essayist and I shared some similar interests, particularly in history, as well as a distrust of conventional wisdom and an appreciation of the absurd.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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“The absurd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20absurd. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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