kafkaesque

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Definition of kafkaesque in English English dictionary

Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of impending danger

In the manner of something written by Franz Kafka

Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity

Kafkaesque bureaucracies.

In the manner of something written by Kafka

characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger; "the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations"

{s} absurd, lacking meaning, depressing (as in the themes in Kafka's stories); helpless condition of the "little guy" (citizen) against bureaucratic power; similar to or reminiscent of the works of Franz Kafka

relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings

Turkish pronunciation

käfkıesk

Pronunciation

/ˈkäfkəˈesk/ /ˈkɑːfkəˈɛsk/

Etymology

[ "käf-k&-'esk, "kaf- ] (adjective.) 1946. From Kafka +‎ -esque, after writer Franz Kafka.