Hyphenation of absurd

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word absurd? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of absurd:

1.	A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth--Albert Camus
2.	Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense The absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant- Walter Lippman
3.	Incongruous Inviting ridicule The absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework That's a cockeyed idea Ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer A contribution so small as to be laughable It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous

Synonyms of absurd:

adj	unreasonable, illogical, unlogical
adj	cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, foolish

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.