absurdity
/əbˈsɜːdəti/noun
उच्चारण अब्सर्डटी
बेतुकापन, मूर्खता, असंगति
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[U]
the quality of being completely ridiculous
बेतुकापन, मूर्खता, असंगति
- the absurdity of the rule
- It was the absurdity of the situation that made all of us burst out laughing.
- Nobody could miss the absurdity of asking a child to carry such a heavy bag.
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- Students laughed at the absurdity of the plot in the old film.
- The absurdity of the argument became clear once we checked the facts.
Synonyms ridiculousness foolishness silliness nonsense folly
Opposite sense reasonableness logic wisdom
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[C]
a thing that is completely ridiculous
बेतुकी बात
- the absurdities of office life
- The poem is full of absurdities, yet each one carries a deeper meaning.
- The play is a string of absurdities, each funnier than the last.
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- It is one of the great absurdities of the system that a form must be signed by three people.
- He pointed out several absurdities in the draft of the notice.
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ab·sur·di·ty
With -ur- and -ity (not 'absurdety').
-ur- और अंत में -ity ('absurdety' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the silly words together: absurd, ridiculous, preposterous (completely unreasonable), ludicrous, farcical.
बेतुकेपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: absurd, ridiculous, preposterous (पूरी तरह अनुचित), ludicrous, farcical।
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General knowledge
Literature: the Theatre of the Absurd (Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot') shows life as meaningless.
साहित्य में Theatre of the Absurd (Samuel Beckett का 'Waiting for Godot') जीवन को अर्थहीन दिखाता है।