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/əbˈsɜːd.əst/ · ab·sur·dist
noun
- An advocate of absurdism, especially a writer who creates works that highlight the inherent meaninglessness or irrationality of existence. Samuel Beckett is often described as an absurdist for his bleakly comic plays.
adjective
- Of, or relating to absurdism; marked by the juxtaposition of the illogical and the profound. The novel's absurdist humor exposes the futility of modern bureaucracy.
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Did you know? The label 'absurdist' rose to prominence after World War II, when playwrights like Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco coined the term for their groundbreaking 'Theatre of the Absurd' productions.