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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesabsurdo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: abˈsuʁdu
"É absurdo acreditar nisso."
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2 senses- 1
Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
"It is absurd to think that the earth is flat."
- 1
The quality or state of being absurd; a situation that is ridiculous or nonsensical.
"The absurd of the situation made everyone laugh."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'absurdus', meaning 'out of tune' or 'irrational', combining 'ab-' (from, away) and 'surdus' (deaf, dull, or sounding harsh). Entering English in the late 16th century, its meaning evolved from musical discordance to describe anything wildly unreasonable, illogical, or incongruous.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Absurd" is said worldwide
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absurde
Transliteration: abzyrd
"C'est absurde de penser cela."
absurd
Transliteration: apˈzʊʁt
"Es ist absurd, das zu glauben."
assurdo
Transliteration: asˈsurdo
"È assurdo pensare che sia vero."
absurdo
Transliteration: abˈsuɾðo
"Es absurdo pensar de esa manera."
absurdo
Transliteration: abˈsuʁdu
"É absurdo acreditar nisso."
बेतुका
Transliteration: betukā
"यह बेतुका है कि ऐसा सोचा जाए।"
荒谬
Transliteration: huāngmiù
"认为这样是荒谬的。"
불합리한
Transliteration: bulhamrihan
"그렇게 생각하는 것은 불합리하다."
不条理
Transliteration: fujōri
"それを考えるのは不条理です。"
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