Absurd Word Meaning

Word: Absurd
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:

mid 16th century: from Latin absurdus ‘out of tune’, hence ‘irrational’; related to surdus ‘deaf, dull’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əbˈsəːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate

Short Definition:

wildly unreasonable or inappropriate

Examples:
  • the allegations are patently absurd
Word: Absurd
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əbˈsəːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an absurd state of affairs

Short Definition:

absurd state of affairs

Examples:
  • the incidents that followed bordered on the absurd

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