absurd

[US]/əbˈsɜːd/
[UK]/əbˈsɜːrd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ridiculous; laughable
n. absurdity; absurd work

Phrases & Collocations

absurdity

Example Sentences

What an absurd suggestion!

It was absurd of you to do such a thing.

It is absurd that they (should) deny my request.

It’s patently absurd not to wear a coat in such cold weather.

It is ridiculously absurd to believe that the number 13 is unlucky.

it would be absurd to blame contemporary Germans for Nazi crimes.

So you think I'm a spy? How absurd!.

she was being absurd—and imagining things.

an absurd speech that insulted the intelligence of the audience.

Do you expect me to credit that absurd tale?

testimony that lends color to an otherwise absurd notion.

I can’t rationalise my absurd fear of insects.

gym tunics and knee socks looked absurd on such a tall girl.

It would be absurd for us both to drive, since we're headed for the same destination.

would any man in his senses invent so absurd a story?.

His collegues were surprised at his absurd behaviour.

Every moment of the fashion industry’s misery is richly deserved by the designers and magazine poltroons who perpetuate this absurd creation.

In private the candidate mimicked his opponent's stammer. Toape is to follow another's lead slavishly but often with an absurd result:

Are you telling me that you swallowed his absurd lies hook, line and sinker?

Real-world Examples

On one level, the allegation is simply absurd.

Source: May's Speech Compilation

Russia called the accusation absurd and not based on any facts.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation September 2020

At first glance, these characters seem grotesquely absurd.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

This isn't absurd like comedy-in-2018, more of a deeply dissatisfied, questioning kind of absurd.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

She called them an absurd discussion.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation August 2019

And she describes the SAT allegations as absurd and completely false.

Source: NPR News July 2020 Compilation

Elite players can reportedly burn up to an absurd 6,000 calories in one day.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Don't be absurd. That's in Washington.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

You are shopping for a pillow online? That’s absurd!

Source: EnglishPod 181-270

The idea of the locket being stolen was absurd...

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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