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Pronunciation / Transliteration: huāngmiù
"大家都看出了这个要求的荒谬之处。"
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The quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable.
"He failed to see the absurdity of his own proposal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin abstract noun absurditas, formed from the adjective absurdus (meaning out of tune, irrational, or absurd), rooted in the Latin prefix ab- (from, away) and surdus (mute, deaf, or dull). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially denoting a musical dissonance before expanding to signify logical inconsistency or senselessness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Absurdity" is said worldwide
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absurdité
Transliteration: absurdité
"Il a ri de l'absurdité de la situation."
Absurdität
Transliteration: Absurdität
"Sie erkannte sofort die Absurdität dieser Idee."
assurdità
Transliteration: assurdità
"Non riusciva a credere all'assurdità di quella regola."
absurdidad
Transliteration: absurdidad
"Nadie pudo pasar por alto la absurdidad del plan."
absurdo
Transliteration: absurdo
"Eles discutiram o absurdo daquela exigência."
बेतुकापन
Transliteration: betukapan
"उसने स्थिति के बेतुकापन को उजागर किया।"
荒谬
Transliteration: huāngmiù
"大家都看出了这个要求的荒谬之处。"
부조리
Transliteration: bujori
"그는 현실의 부조리에 대해 불평했다."
不条理
Transliteration: fujōri
"彼女はその計画の不条理さに気づいた。"
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