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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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                    Portuguese
                    absurdo
                    Absurd through the time
                    Absurd across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Less common
                    Australia
                    Less common
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