HyperDic: theater_of_the_absurd

English > 1 sense of the expression theater of the absurd:
NOUNcommunicationtheater of the absurdplays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless
English > theater of the absurd: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningPlays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless.
Example"Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for the theater of the absurd"
Broaderplay, drama, dramatic playA dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

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