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ABSURDNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A message whose content is at variance with reason

Synonyms:

absurdity; absurdness; ridiculousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("absurdness" is a kind of...):

bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)

Derivation:

absurd (inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense)

absurd (so unreasonable as to invite derision)

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