absurdism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
absurd + -ism (“doctrine, theory”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈsɜːdˌɪz.m̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/, /əbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/, /æbˈzɝdˌɪz.m̩/, /əbˈzɝdˌɪz.m̩/
Noun[edit]
absurdism (usually uncountable, plural absurdisms)
- (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
- (countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
Translations[edit]
philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational
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absurdity — see absurdity
References[edit]
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absurdism”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.