What is the meaning of the word "absurd"?

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  1. a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless copy to clipboard noun
    • The absurd is the essential concept and the first truthAlbert Camus copy to clipboard
  2. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense copy to clipboard adjective
    • the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant Walter Lippman copy to clipboard

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