| Front | absurd |
|---|---|
| Back | ab‧surd /əbˈsɜːd, -ˈzɜːd $ -ɜːrd/ adjective 1completely stupid or unreasonable SYN ridiculous quite/slightly/completely etc absurd It seems quite absurd to expect anyone to drive for 3 hours just for a 20-minute meeting. It seems an absurd idea. 2the absurd something that is completely stupid and unreasonable: Some of the stories he tells verge on the absurd. —absurdity noun [uncountable and countable]: Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation. THESAURUS very stupid crazy not at all sensible or reasonable – used when you are very surprised by someone’s behaviour or what they have said: Ian’s got some crazy plan to drive across Africa. | She looked at me as if I was crazy! | You’re crazy to think of hitch-hiking on your own. ridiculous extremely stupid: You look ridiculous in that hat. | Some people spend a ridiculous amount of money on cars. | It’s absolutely ridiculous to suggest that he would do something like that. absurd/ludicrous extremely stupid – used especially when an idea or situation seems strange or illogical: How can a return ticket cost less than a single? It’s totally absurd! | It was a ludicrous idea. | Some of the objections to the theory are simply absurd. laughable so stupid that you cannot believe someone is telling the truth or being serious: The accusations were almost laughable. | a laughable suggestion | It would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious. |
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