absurdity
US /əb'sɜ:dətɪ/
・UK /əb'sɜ:dətɪ/
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounState of being so foolish it is hard to believe
They stopped fighting when they realized the absurdity of arguing over a slice of cake
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The Life Changing Effect of Small Talk With Strangers
- are unlikely ever to meet again can - from some perspectives - seem like the height of absurdity.
are unlikely ever to meet again can - from some perspectives - seem like the height of absurdity.
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- and it heightens, the absurdity of the bit, turning what was a possible comeback into a hilarious farce,
and it heightens, the absurdity of the bit, turning what was a possible comeback into a hilarious farce,
- So it heightens and it heightens the absurdity of the bit,
So it heightens and it heightens the absurdity of the bit,
Existentialism: Crash Course Philosophy #16
- You and I think of absurdity as something that's just silly or preposterous.
You and I think of absurdity as something that's just silly or preposterous.
- But for existentialists, absurdity is a technical term.
But for existentialists, absurdity is a technical term.
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- If you don't know anything about medieval art, you might reasonably assume old illustrated texts featured basic depictions of historical and religious figures. But medieval art is overflowing with absurdity, particularly when it comes to depictions of medieval beasts.
If you don't know anything about medieval art, you might reasonably assume old illustrated texts featured basic depictions of historical and religious figures. But medieval art is overflowing with absurdity, particularly when it comes to depictions of medieval beasts.
- But medieval art is overflowing with absurdity, particularly when it comes to depictions of medieval beasts.
But medieval art is overflowing with absurdity, particularly when it comes to depictions of medieval beasts.
UK chancellor says ordinary people will pay 'a little bit more' as she defends Budget | BBC News
- Even as I'm reading that out, the sheer absurdity of reading out something that Chancellor has not yet announced in the House of Commons is mind blowing.
Even as I'm reading that out, the sheer absurdity of reading out something that Chancellor has not yet announced in the House of Commons is mind blowing.
- Even as I'm reading that out, the sheer absurdity of reading out something that the chancellor has not yet announced in the House of Commons is mind-blowing.
Even as I'm reading that out, the sheer absurdity of reading out something that the chancellor has not yet announced in the House of Commons is mind-blowing.
Is Over The Garden Wall About Having Faith? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios
- And if that young lover were a knight of faith, he might realize the absurdity of their union but believes it possible somehow, perhaps through the will of some divine force, nonetheless.
And if that young lover were a knight of faith, he might realize the absurdity of their union but believes it possible somehow, perhaps through the will of some divine force, nonetheless.
- he might realize the absurdity of their union,
he might realize the absurdity of their union,
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- There's also, to illustrate the absurdity of also how is the economy measured, the way economists measure the economy is nonsensical because they'll measure any job even if that job is a dumb job that has no point and is even counterproductive.
There's also, to illustrate the absurdity of also how is the economy measured, the way economists measure the economy is nonsensical because they'll measure any job even if that job is a dumb job that has no point and is even counterproductive.
- There's also, like, you know, to illustrate the absurdity of.
There's also, like, you know, to illustrate the absurdity of.
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- Built on wiry guitars, twitchy rhythms and Cameron Winter's half spoken, half howled vocal delivery, the track plays like a fever dream portrait of a culture spiraling into absurdity.
Built on wiry guitars, twitchy rhythms and Cameron Winter's half spoken, half howled vocal delivery, the track plays like a fever dream portrait of a culture spiraling into absurdity.
- Cameron Winter's half-spoken, half-howled vocal delivery, the track plays like a fever-dream portrait of a culture spiraling into absurdity.
Cameron Winter's half-spoken, half-howled vocal delivery, the track plays like a fever-dream portrait of a culture spiraling into absurdity.
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- Many of us see the absurdity and the tragedy of man against man as a way of life but feel powerless to intervene.
Many of us see the absurdity and the tragedy of man against man as a way of life but feel powerless to intervene.
- absurdity and the tragedy of man against man as a way of life, but feel powerless to intervene.
absurdity and the tragedy of man against man as a way of life, but feel powerless to intervene.
Samadhi Movie, 2017 - Part 1 - "Maya, the Illusion of the Self"
- The cosmic joke, the absurdity of the situation becomes clear when there's a complete and utter failure of the egoic self to awaken through its futile pursuits.
The cosmic joke, the absurdity of the situation becomes clear when there's a complete and utter failure of the egoic self to awaken through its futile pursuits.
- The cosmic joke, the absurdity of the situation becomes clear when there is a complete and
The cosmic joke, the absurdity of the situation becomes clear when there is a complete and