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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbsurdism
/əbˈsɜːr.dɪz.əm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A style of humor or art based on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, featuring bizarre, eccentric, or wildly unconventional premises.
"His stand-up routine relied heavily on absurdism, leaving the audience both bewildered and amused." - 2
The philosophical belief that human beings exist in a meaningless, chaotic universe and that any attempt to find ultimate meaning is absurd.
"The novel is a profound exploration of existentialism and absurdism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'absurdus' (out of tune, foolish) via French and the philosophical movement popularized in the 20th century by thinkers like Albert Camus. It evolved to describe a comedic and artistic style focusing on the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent meaning and the silent, meaningless universe, heavily overlapping with what Germans term 'skurriler Humor'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Absurdism" is said worldwide
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humour absurde
Transliteration: y-muʁ ab-syʁd
"Son style est caractérisé par un humour absurde et décalé."
skurriler Humor
Transliteration: skʊʁɪlɐ huːmɔɐ̯
"Sein skurriler Humor bringt das Publikum immer zum Lachen."
umorismo assurdo
Transliteration: u-mo-ri-zmo as-sur-do
"Apprezzo molto il suo umorismo assurdo e surreale."
humor absurdo
Transliteration: u-moɾ ab-suɾ-ðo
"La película se destaca por su humor absurdo y original."
humor absurdo
Transliteration: u-moʁ ab-suʁ-du
"O espetáculo de comédia foi marcado pelo humor absurdo."
बेतुका हास्य
Transliteration: betukā hāsya
"उनकी कॉमेडी में एक अनोखा बेतुका हास्य देखने को मिलता है।"
荒诞幽默
Transliteration: huāngdàn yōumò
"这部电影充满了荒诞幽默的元素。"
부조리극 유머
Transliteration: bujoriguk yumeo
"그는 독특한 부조리 유머로 인기가 많다."
不条理ユーモア
Transliteration: fujōri yūmoa
"彼のコントには独特の不条理ユーモアがある。"
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