Definition of absurdum
1. absurd [ a ] inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
Examples:
"the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)
The absurd notion that demythologization entails the expurgation of all mythological concepts completely misrepresents Bultmann 's intention .
(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)
Anyone 's identification with an international struggle , whether warlike or peaceful , requires absurd oversimplification and intense emotional involvement .
(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)
It was absurd .
(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)
To be passive , to be girlishly shy was palpably absurd .
(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)
For_example , to move ( as the score requires ) from the lowest F major register up_to a barely audible N minor in four seconds , not skipping , at_the_same_time , even one of the 407 fingerings , seems a feat too absurd to consider , and it is to the flautist 's credit that he remained silent throughout the passage .
Synonyms absurd unreasonable incongruous Related Terms illogical2. absurd [ a ] completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
Examples:
"the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
"a contribution so small as to be laughable"
"it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
"a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)
For weeks he had been saying that Hudson 's idea of sailing through to Java was absurd .
Synonyms ridiculous preposterous absurd idiotic nonsensical cockeyed ludicrous laughable derisory Related Terms foolishSimilar Spelling
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