absurd
/əbˈsɜːd/adjective
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बेतुका, हास्यास्पद
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completely ridiculous; not logical or sensible
बेतुका, हास्यास्पद
- It is absurd to expect a result in two days.
- an absurd excuse
- It is absurd to blame the weather for your own mistake.
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- The idea of walking to Delhi from Mumbai seems absurd.
- The rule is absurd, and nobody follows it.
Synonyms ridiculous ludicrous preposterous
Opposite sensible reasonable logical
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
it is absurd + to-infinitive / that-clause
Used to call an idea ridiculous.
किसी विचार को हास्यास्पद बताने के लिए प्रयोग होता है।
- It is absurd to expect full marks without study.
absurd + noun
Describes a thing that makes no sense.
अर्थहीन वस्तु का वर्णन करता है।
- He made an absurd claim.
absurd (adj) - absurdity (n) - absurdly (adv)
Choose the right form.
वाक्य की आवश्यकता के अनुसार इस शब्द का सही रूप चुनना चाहिए।
- The price is absurdly high.
the absurd (noun use) and absurd as a literary term
Theatre of the absurd is a type of drama showing life as without sense.
'Theatre of the absurd' ऐसा नाटक है जो जीवन को अर्थहीन दर्शाता है।
- Beckett wrote plays of the absurd.
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absurd + noun
ideaclaimsituationexcuseprice
- He gave an absurd excuse for coming late.
adverb + absurd
totallyutterlyfaintlydownright
- The charge was utterly absurd.
verb + absurd
soundseemlookprove
- The plan sounds absurd.
absurd + degree
highlyperfectlyslightlyalmostrather
- It seems slightly absurd to wear a coat in June.
absurd + noun (talk)
suggestiondemandtheoryrumourproposal
- The villagers laughed at the absurd rumour.
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- It is absurd to pay so much for a pen.
एक कलम के लिए इतना पैसा देना बेतुका है।
- The play shows the absurd side of office life.
नाटक दफ़्तर के जीवन का हास्यास्पद पक्ष दिखाता है।
- She burst out laughing at the absurd idea.
उस बेतुके विचार पर वह हँस पड़ी।
- The rule seems absurd to new students.
यह नियम नए विद्यार्थियों को बेतुका लगता है।
- Paying a thousand rupees for a plain notebook is absurd.
एक सादी कॉपी के लिए एक हज़ार रुपये देना बेतुका है।
- The comic show made the absurd look entertaining.
हास्य कार्यक्रम ने बेतुकी बातों को मनोरंजक बना दिया।
- It would be absurd to cancel the match for a drizzle.
हल्की फुहार के कारण मैच रद्द करना बेतुका होगा।
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✗ It is absurd that he comes late daily.
✓ It is absurd that he should come late daily.
Absurd is often followed by should in that-clauses.
'Absurd' के बाद that-clause में प्रायः 'should' आता है।
✗ An absurdity talk
✓ An absurd talk
Use the adjective absurd before a noun.
Noun से पहले adjective 'absurd' लगता है।
✗ He is a very absurd man to believe this.
✓ It is absurd of him to believe this.
Use the pattern absurd of sb to + verb to criticise an act.
किसी के कार्य की आलोचना के लिए 'absurd of sb to + verb' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ What an absurd of idea!
✓ What an absurd idea!
No of is needed between the adjective and noun.
Adjective और noun के बीच 'of' की आवश्यकता नहीं होती।
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Both mean foolish, but absurd stresses lack of sense.
दोनों का अर्थ मूर्खतापूर्ण है, पर 'absurd' में तर्कहीनता पर ज़ोर है।