Absurdist

//əbˈsɜːd.əst// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.

    "The basic assumptions of our way of life as we traditionally justified it are being questioned by that revolt of the young absurdists."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to absurdism. not-comparable

    "The tragically backward, sometimes absurdist hallmarks of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea and in particular its leader, Kim Jong Il, are well known. There's Kim's Elton John eyeglasses and cotton-candy hairdo, for instance."

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"The basic assumptions of our way of life as we traditionally justified it are being questioned by that revolt of the young absurdists."

Etymology

From absurd + -ist.

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