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(adj) derisory, cockeyed, idiotic, ludicrous, laughable, preposterous, ridiculous, nonsensical
incongruous;inviting ridicule
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework; that's a cockeyed idea; ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer; a contribution so small as to be laughable; it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion; a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history; her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
(noun) the absurd
a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth--Albert Camus