absurd - Meaning in Konkani

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absurd - Meaning in Konkani

absurd Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of absurd in English

absurd adjective

1. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

   Example

   • "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"
2. so unreasonable as to invite derision

   Synonyms

   cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous

   Examples

   • "a contribution so small as to be laughable"
   • "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
   • "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
   • "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
   • "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
   • "that's a cockeyed idea"
   • "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"

absurd noun

1. a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

   Synonyms

   the absurd

   Example

   • "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"

Synonyms of absurd

• the absurd
• cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous

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