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What does absurdity mean?

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Noun
  1. (obsolete, rare) Dissonance. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.]
  2. (countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
  3. (uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
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There may well be a few cases where teachers and others, from the best of motives, stray into absurdity.
Being married is so normal until I think about it, and then it is a maze of surreal absurdity.
The absurdity of the plot clashes with the show's craving for social realism.
Last year one MP tried to remove this legal absurdity with a Private Members Bill but failed.
They have made us think about ourselves by making us laugh at our own absurdity.
And the traces of this absurdity are visible in the mien of our politicians.

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