absurdist

adjective

ab·​surd·​ist əb-ˈsər-dist How to pronounce absurdist (audio)
-ˈzər-
: of, relating to, or characterized by the absurd or by absurdism : absurd
absurdist literature
an absurdist sense of humor
absurdist noun

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Its tone shifts from absurdist to serious to satirical and back again. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 May 2025 The absurdist fantasy comedy portrays a married couple where the wife dies of a respiratory illness caused by dust pollution, and then returns to the grieving husband as a ghost in the form of a vacuum cleaner. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025 This dark absurdist comedy portrays three generations of a family living in a tiny Taipei apartment when love, duty and lunacy spiral delightfully out of control. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025 Set during the dawn of the AIDS epidemic, Diego Céspedes’ gentle, funny, passionate, and occasionally absurdist debut drama packs an enormous emotional punch. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for absurdist

Word History

Etymology

absurd entry 1 + -ist entry 1 (probably after French absurdiste)

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of absurdist was in 1946

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“Absurdist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absurdist. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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