Absurdity - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əbˈsɜːrdətɪ|  American pronunciation of the word absurdity
Brit.  |əbˈsɜːdɪtɪ|  British pronunciation of the word absurdity

noun

- a message whose content is at variance with reason
- a ludicrous folly (syn: fatuity, fatuousness, silliness)
the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior

Extra examples

...to say men can't cook as well as women is of course an absurdity...

...the absurdity of expecting a 98-year-old woman to adequately supervise four six-year-olds...

It was the height of absurdity to insist on a refund.

...the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes...

Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation.

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