Meaning & Definition of Absurd in English

1. A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

• "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--albert camus

1. Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

• "The absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- walter lippman

2. Incongruous

• Inviting ridicule

• "The absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"

• "That's a cockeyed idea"

• "Ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"

• "A contribution so small as to be laughable"

• "It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"

• "A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"

• "Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"