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absurd  


      adj  
1    at variance with reason; manifestly false  
2    ludicrous; ridiculous  
      n  
3      (Philosophy)   sometimes cap; often preceded by: the   the conception of the world, esp. in Existentialist thought, as neither designed nor predictable but irrational and meaningless,   (See also)      →   theatre of the absurd  
     (C16: via French from Latin absurdus dissonant, senseless, from ab-1 (intensive) + surdus dull-sounding, indistinct)  
♦   absurdity, absurdness      n  
♦   absurdly      adv  

theatre of the absurd  
      n   drama in which normal conventions and dramatic structure are ignored or modified in order to present life as irrational or meaningless  
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absurd     
crazy     (informal)   daft     (informal)   farcical, foolish, idiotic, illogical, inane, incongruous, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, meaningless, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, silly, stupid, unreasonable  
  
Antonyms     
   intelligent, logical, prudent, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, smart, wise  

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