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/ap.syʁd/

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Translation

absurd, ridiculous

Word origin

From Latin absurdus ('out of tune, senseless'), built on surdus ('deaf, muffled'). What is absurd first sounded wrong to the ear.

Origin
Latin
Root
absurdus
English cognates
absurd

Grammar

Masc pluralabsurdes

Examples

Cette .

That idea is completely absurd.

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He tells absurd stories.

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The world has turned absurd.

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His answer was absurd and unkind.

C' , .

That is absurd, nobody is going to believe it.

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This word is part of lesson 48.