absurd

US: /əbˈsɝd/
UK: /ɐbsˈɜːd/


English Vietnamese dictionary


absurd /əb'sə:d/
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    • vô lý
    • ngu xuẩn, ngớ ngẩn; buồn cười, lố bịch

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 completely ridiculous; not logical and sensible: That uniform makes the guards look absurd. + Of course it's not true, what an absurd idea.
2 (the absurd) noun [sing.] things that are or that seem to be absurd: He has a good sense of the absurd.
absurdity noun [U, C] (plural absurdities): It was only later that she could see the absurdity of the situation.
absurdly adverb: The paintings were sold for absurdly high prices.

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
1 ridiculous, silly, nonsensical, senseless, outlandish, preposterous, farcical, mad, stupid, foolish, idiotic, imbecilic or imbecile, moronic, childish; laughable, ludicrous, risible, inane, Colloq crazy, nutty, nuts, Chiefly Brit daft:
The notion that the moon is made of green cheese is absurd.
2 asinine, senseless, illogical, irrational, unreasoned, unreasonable, incongruous, paradoxical, unsound, meaningless:
Today, most people view it absurd to believe that the earth is flat.

Collocation dictionary


VERBS

be, look, seem, sound | become | find sth
She found the whole concept faintly absurd.

ADV.

absolutely, completely, quite, utterly | clearly, manifestly, patently | faintly, rather, slightly, somewhat | wonderfully

PHRASES

a sense of the absurd
His sense of the absurd kept him from becoming too solemn.


Concise English dictionary


əb'sɜːd
noun
+a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
adj.
+inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
+incongruous;inviting ridicule