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Meanings of absurd in English

Portuguese
absurdo

A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless.

absurdo

Incongruous; inviting ridicule.

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Usage of absurd in English
1
Looked at from our point of view the problems were quite absurd.
The End of Man?
2
This approach and the list of functions was of course completely absurd.
The Guardian
3
The position of Germany, the euro zone's main lender, is increasingly absurd.
Reuters
4
Of course Martin had been broken; it was absurd to think otherwise.
Deep black
5
Perhaps the situation was just too absurd for him to take seriously.
A Winter Haunting
6
Of course such thinking is absurd, but it happens all the time.
Eaters of the Dead
7
Barnett has a great way of mixing understatement with completely absurd situations.
Wired
8
Even five years ago the idea would have been dismissed as absurd.
The Irish Times
9
Wired: Gervais takes tack-sharp aim at all things absurd -including himself.
Wired
10
I don't understand how you're asked to believe things that are absurd.
The Guardian
11
You need not fear though, Two. But, of course, this was absurd.
The blood that bonds
12
This means Labour should be backing absurd schemes like free schools, presumably.
The Guardian
13
Don't be absurd-I'dnever let myself be seen with him in public.
The irish devil
14
It's an almost absurd contrast from where we were a year go.
The Guardian
15
The idea may seem absurd, yet it is rooted in sound science.
BBC
16
Molly, I want you to give up this absurd idea right now.
For the love of mike
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Translations for absurd
Portuguese
absurdo
Absurd through the time
Absurd across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
Australia
Less common
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