1. a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; - Example: "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus [syn: absurd, the absurd]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
the absurd
n 1: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless;
"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--
Albert Camus [syn: absurd, the absurd]