absurd


2ab·surd

noun \əb-ˈsərd, -ˈzərd\

Definition of ABSURD

: the state or condition in which human beings exist in an irrational and meaningless universe and in which human life has no ultimate meaning —usually used with the

Origin of ABSURD

(see 1absurd
First Known Use: 1946

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