absurd

意味: 不条理なこと

例文: Chair-kun mumbled something about cosmic absurd.
    チェア君は宇宙的不条理についてつぶやいた。

定義: 人生が非合理的で無意味にような状況

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; –Albert Camus
Adjective: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; – Walter Lippman
Adjective: incongruous;inviting ridicule

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Adjective

Examples(例文)

Noun: The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth
Adjective: the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant
Adjective: the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
Adjective: that’s a cockeyed idea
Adjective: ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
Adjective: a contribution so small as to be laughable
Adjective: it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
Adjective: a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
Adjective: her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, the absurd

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): situation

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): absurd, acceptance, ballgame, challenge, childlessness, complication, crowding, disequilibrium, element, environment, equilibrium, exclusion, goldfish bowl, hotbed, inclusion, intestacy, picture, prison, rejection, size, square one, status quo, thing

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: absurdity, absurdness, deride, ridiculousness

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞): ab

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative

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