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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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