absurdity

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noun

Plural noun:

absurdities

1.
(countable)That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
2.
(uncountable)The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
3.
(countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable)Dissonance.

Nguồn gốc từ

First attested around 1472. From Middle English absurdite, then from either Middle French absurdité, or from absurditas (dissonance, incongruity), from Latin absurdus -itas. Equivalent to absurd + -ity.