absurdity
noun
ab·sur·di·ty
əb-ˈsər-də-tē 
-ˈzər-
-ˈzər-
plural absurdities
1
: the quality or state of being absurd : absurdness
They laughed at the absurdity of the situation.
2
: something that is absurd
the absurdities of life
Examples of absurdity in a Sentence
to say men can't cook as well as women is of course an absurdity
the absurdity of expecting a 98-year-old woman to adequately supervise four six-year-olds
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An opening scene lays out the grotesque absurdity of the situation, as office manager Joy (Christiane Paul) delineates between culinary content and animal abuse in a meeting.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
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—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Feelings of absurdity or the uncanny have interested psychologists and philosophers for decades.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
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—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
The recent launch of Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed $TRUMP meme coin, which appeared to be an attempt to capitalize on his second inauguration, only reinforced the absurdity of this trend.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Feelings of absurdity or the uncanny have interested psychologists and philosophers for decades.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
Film Constellation has boarded sales on Oscar Hudson’s Straight Circle, a dark comedy on the absurdities of conflict, and revealed a first image as principal photography wraps in South Africa.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Absurdity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absurdity. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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