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absurd adjective

  /æbˈsɚd/ , /æbˈzɚd/ , /əbˈsɚd/ , /əbˈsɜːd/ , /əbˈzɚd/ , /əbˈzɜːd/
  • Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]
 absurde

absurdity noun

  /æbˈsɝd.ɪ.ti/ , /æbˈzɝd.ɪ.ti/ , /əbˈsɜːd.ɪ.ti/ , /əbˈsɝd.ɪ.ti/ , /əbˈzɝd.ɪ.ti/
  • (countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
  • (uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
 absurdité
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