/aβˈsuɾðo/
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Translation
absurd, ridiculous
Word origin
From Latin absurdus ('out of tune, senseless'), from ab plus surdus ('deaf, dull'). The root surdus also gives English 'surd'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- absurdus
- English cognates
- surd
Grammar
Feminineabsurda
Masc pluralabsurdos
Fem pluralabsurdas
Examples
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It seems absurd to me to pay so much for a coffee.
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What an absurd idea he has come up with!
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The plot of the film was completely absurd.
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It is ridiculous to argue over something so small.
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His excuses were becoming more and more absurd.
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