Ibsen

American  

[ib-suhn, ip-suhn] / ˈɪb sən, ˈɪp sən /

noun

1. Henrik 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.

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Ibsen British  

/ ˈɪbsən /

noun

1. Henrik (ˈhɛnrɪk). 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet. After his early verse plays Brand (1866) and Peer Gynt (1867), he began the series of social dramas in prose, including A Doll's House (1879), Ghosts (1881), and The Wild Duck (1886), which have had a profound influence on modern drama. His later plays, such as Hedda Gabler (1890) and The Master Builder (1892), are more symbolic

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Other Word Forms

• post-Ibsen
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Ibsen

Ibsen admits the amount of FPL content he consumed "grew more and more" as the season went on, but says he resisted the temptation to turn to AI for help.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

Ibsen adds his "childhood dream" was to be a football manager and winning FPL makes him "feel like a football expert".

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

The compact nature of the production, performed without intermission in just over 90 minutes, awkwardly exposes the melodrama that Ibsen took great pains to undercut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

But if you admire DaCosta’s brutality, please do watch “Hedda,” her take on Henrik Ibsen, which is getting a current Oscar push.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

I knew a lot about Ibsen, but I’d never read any of his plays.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green