absurd

  • 31absurd */ — UK [əbˈsɜː(r)d] / US [əbˈsɜrd] / US [əbˈzɜrd] adjective 1) completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe She makes the most absurd claims about her past achievements. it is absurd to do something: It s completely absurd to suggest… …

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  • 32absurd — I. adjective Etymology: Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus, from ab + surdus deaf, stupid Date: 1557 1. ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous < an absurd argument > 2. having no rational or orderly relationship to human life&#8230; …

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  • 33Absurd — &#160;Ne doit pas être confondu avec Absurde. Absurd Pays&#160;d’origine &#160;Allemagne …

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  • 34absurd — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ find sth ▪ She found the whole concept faintly absurd …

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  • 35absurd — ab|surd [əbˈsə:d, ˈzə:d US ə:rd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: absurde, from Latin absurdus, from ab away + surdus deaf, stupid ] 1.) completely stupid or unreasonable = ↑ridiculous quite/slightly/completely etc absurd ▪ It seems quite&#8230; …

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  • 36absurd — ab|surd [əbˈsə:d, ˈzə:d US ə:rd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: absurde, from Latin absurdus, from ab away + surdus deaf, stupid ] 1.) completely stupid or unreasonable = ↑ridiculous quite/slightly/completely etc absurd ▪ It seems quite&#8230; …

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  • 37absurd — adjective what an absurd idea! Syn: preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, risible, idiotic, stupid, foolish, silly, inane, imbecilic, insane, harebrained, cockamamie; unreasonable, irrational, illogical …

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  • 38absurd — absurdly, adv. absurdness, n. /ab serrd , zerrd /, adj. 1. utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation. n. 2. the quality or condition of existing …

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  • 39absurd — ab•surd [[t]æbˈsɜrd, ˈzɜrd[/t]] adj. 1) utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false 2) cvb the absurd, the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and&#8230; …

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  • 40absúrd — a m (ȗ) kar je v nasprotju z logiko, nesmisel: to je pravi absurd; privesti do absurda; voditi v absurd; očiten absurd / drama absurda; psihoza absurda in groze ♦ filoz. absurd po Camusu dejstvo, da je vse, kar je, brez smisla in končnega cilja …

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