Usage Note
Absurde is both an everyday adjective and a philosophical term — l'absurde as a noun is central to existentialist thought, especially Camus's 'The Myth of Sisyphus'. In daily speech it can mean anything from 'ridiculous' to 'logically impossible'. The noun is l'absurdité.
Examples
"C'est complètement absurde comme situation."
Natural Translation
It's a completely absurd situation.
Literal Translation
It's completely absurd as a situation.
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