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absurdo

[ab-SUR-du]
adjective/nounmasculinepl: absurdos
absurd
1. Completely ridiculous or unreasonable; lacking logical sense
It is absurd to expect people to work without payment.
É absurdo esperar que as pessoas trabalhem sem pagamento.
2. Something that is illogical or contradictory to reason
The proposal was full of absurdities.
A proposta estava cheia de absurdos.
3. In philosophy, the state of human existence as fundamentally irrational
Camus explored the absurd in his writings.
Camus explorou o absurdo em seus escritos.
NYC Slang
ridiculous, crazy, nuts
Synonyms
ridículodisparatadoirracionalilógicoinsensato
Antonyms
sensatoracionallógicorazoávelcoerente

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
absurdo
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
absurdo
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

que absurdo!
é um absurdo
isto é o cúmulo do absurdo
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