absurdity
/əbˈsəːdɪti
/noun (plural absurdities) [mass noun]
The quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable: Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation [count noun]: the absurdities of haute cuisine...
- The sheer absurdity of the situation he recounts would be very amusing were it not so utterly pathetic.
- They have made us think about ourselves by making us laugh at our own absurdity.
- And this sense of our own absurdity is vital; it is what pulls me out of self-absorption.
Synonyms
preposterousness, ridiculousness, ludicrousness, absurdness, farcicality, risibility;
idiocy, stupidity, foolishness, folly, silliness, inanity, insanity;
unreasonableness, irrationality, illogicality, nonsensicality, pointlessness, senselessness, incongruity
informal craziness
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense 'dissonance'): from Latin absurditas, from absurdus (see absurd).