Absurd Definition
(philosophy) The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
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Origin of Absurd
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First attested in 1557. From Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), from ab (“away from, out”) + surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”). Compare surd.
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Latin absurdus out of tune, absurd ab- intensive pref. ab–1 surdus deaf, muffled
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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