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theatre of the absurd

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noun

  1. drama in which normal conventions and dramatic structure are ignored or modified in order to present life as irrational or meaningless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The United States has called his trial a "theatre of the absurd".

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2022

He denied the charges and the United States called his trial a "theatre of the absurd".

From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2021

On Thursday, Melania Trump did her part to freshen up this self-evident tragedy by making a costume choice out of the theatre of the absurd.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 21, 2018

For Dickens life was a theatre of the absurd, but that was no reason to be down-hearted.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2013

This is the great theatre of the absurd called the Balkans.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel

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