absurd

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ab·surd BrE [əbˈsɜːd] NAmE [əbˈsɜːrd] adjective
1. completely ridiculous; not logical and sensible
Syn: ↑ridiculous
•That uniform makes the guards look absurd.
•Of course it's not true, what an absurd idea.
2. the absurdnoun singular things that are or that seem to be absurd
•He has a good sense of the absurd.
Derived Words: ↑absurdity ▪ ↑absurdly

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from Latin absurdus ‘out of tune’, hence ‘irrational’; related to surdus ‘deaf, dull’.

Example Bank:
•She failed to appreciate the absurdity of her position.


Example Bank:
•She found the whole concept faintly absurd.
•Such beliefs are patently absurd.
•Don't be absurd! Why would he want to do a thing like that?
•I must say I felt faintly absurd.
•It's absurd to suggest that I'm being unprofessional.
•The uniform makes the guards look absurd.
•What an absurd idea!

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, the absurd