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absurdité

absurdity

noun ahb-sür-dee-TEH Rare

Usage Note

Absurdité refers both to the quality of being absurd and to a specific absurd act or statement — dire des absurdités means to talk nonsense. It is a key term in French existentialist literature, particularly in Camus's concept of l'absurde. The related adjective is absurde.

Examples

"Quelle absurdité de refuser cette offre!"

Natural Translation

What an absurdity to refuse that offer!

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