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absurd

Definition:

(nou) a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless--Albert Camus

Phonetic Transcription:

əbˈsɜːd

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It is going from the ridiculous to the absurd.

Is this not the most absurd sophistry

The length of the block was absurd.

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