Meaning & use
absurdist
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Relating to or characterized by absurdism, an artistic or literary style that portrays human existence as illogical, meaningless, or bizarre.
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The play's absurdist humor left the audience unsure whether to laugh or feel unsettled.
His absurdist novels often feature characters trapped in nonsensical bureaucracies.
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Closely associated with writers like Samuel Beckett and Franz Kafka, and with the philosophical movement of absurdism.
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