Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun.
We're going through a kind of ancient, barbaric war dance now - it's almost an ultimate in absurdity.
At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.
An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.