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View synonyms for theater of the absurd

theater of the absurd

noun

  1. theater in which standard or naturalistic conventions of plot, characterization, and thematic structure are ignored or distorted in order to convey the irrational or fictive nature of reality and the essential isolation of humanity in a meaningless world.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of theater of the absurd1

First recorded in 1960–65

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