absurdism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab sûrdiz əm, -zûr-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ab•surd•ism  (ab sûrdiz əm, -zûr-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Literature, Philosophythe philosophical and literary doctrine that human beings live in essential isolation in a meaningless and irrational world.
  • absurd + -ism 1945–50

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