absurd situation (noun)

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• situation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general, overall, whole ▪ current, immediate, present ▪ international, local, national …   Collocations dictionary

• absurd — ab|surd [ əb sɜrd, əb zɜrd ] adjective * 1. ) completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe: RIDICULOUS: She makes the most absurd claims about her past achievements. it is absurd to do something: It s completely absurd to suggest… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• absurd */ — UK [əbˈsɜː(r)d] / US [əbˈsɜrd] / US [əbˈzɜrd] adjective 1) completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe She makes the most absurd claims about her past achievements. it is absurd to do something: It s completely absurd to suggest… …   English dictionary

• absurd, the — ab|surd, the [ əb sɜrd, əb zɜrd ] noun a situation or way of thinking that seems crazy or impossible to believe: Some of these criticisms border on the absurd …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• the absurd — noun a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth Albert Camus • Syn: ↑absurd • Hypernyms: ↑situation, ↑state of affairs * * * the absurd UK [əbˈsɜː( …   Useful english dictionary

• the absurd — UK [əbˈsɜː(r)d] / US [əbˈsɜrd] / US [əbˈzɜrd] noun a situation or way of thinking that seems completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe Some of these criticisms border on the absurd …   English dictionary

• catch-22 — n. (often attrib.) colloq. a dilemma or circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. Etymology: title of a novel by J. Heller (1961) featuring a dilemma of this kind * * * ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷… …   Useful english dictionary

• state of affairs — noun the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time (Freq. 1) the present international situation is dangerous wondered how such a state of affairs had come about eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal… …   Useful english dictionary

• exclamation mark — noun a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation • Syn: ↑exclamation point • Hypernyms: ↑punctuation, ↑punctuation mark * * * noun see exclamation point * * * exclamation mark UK US …   Useful english dictionary

• riddle — noun an answer to the riddle Syn: puzzle, conundrum, brainteaser, problem, unsolved problem, question, poser, enigma, mystery, quandary; informal stumper •• riddle, conundrum, enigma, mystery, paradox, puzzle All of these terms imply something… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism