The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous
This phrase absurd to call a villain great. - Alexander Pope.
disapproval If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense. It is absurd to be discussing compulsory redundancy policies for teachers I've known clients of mine go to absurd lengths, just to avoid paying me a few pounds = ridiculous The absurd is something that is absurd. Parkinson had a sharp eye for the absurd. + absurdly ab·surd·ly Prices were still absurdly low, in his opinion + absurdity absurdities ab·surd·ity I find myself growing increasingly angry at the absurdity of the situation. a style of play for the theatre that was developed in the 1950s by writers such as Beckett and Ionesco, whose work expresses the belief that human existence has no meaning or purpose. These plays are very different from traditional theatre. The characters do not communicate effectively with each other, and often their words do not make sense. Absurdist
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; as, an absurd person, an absurd opinion; an absurd dream