Definition of absurdity
absurdities
1 : the quality or state of being absurd : absurdness They laughed at the absurdity of the situation.
2 : something that is absurd the absurdities of life
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Examples of absurdity in a Sentence
to say men can't cook as well as women is of course an absurdity
the absurdity of expecting a 98-year-old woman to adequately supervise four six-year-olds
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Fargo is a show that is based around the absurdity of life through a brilliant combination of the mundane, the fantastical and the sinister.
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The BBC iPlayer program’s descent into absurdity has a certain inexorable rhythm to it.
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ABSURDITY Defined for Kids
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absurdities
1 : the fact of being ridiculous the absurdity of the situation
2 : something that is ridiculous Every day there is some new absurdity to deal with.
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