Meaning
absurd, ridiculous
- paradoxical
In a sentence
È assurdo pagare così tanto per una maglietta.
It’s absurd to pay that much for a T-shirt.
Non è assurda questa regola della scuola?
Isn’t this school rule absurd?
Ieri ho sentito un'assurda scusa al lavoro.
Yesterday I heard an absurd excuse at work.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| assurdo | masculine · singular |
| assurda | feminine · singular |
| assurdi | masculine · plural |
| assurde | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use assurdo for ideas, situations, prices, or behavior. For a person, it usually describes what they said or did, not their whole character.
- Stronger and more colloquial than illogico; often expresses disbelief or annoyance, not just logical inconsistency.
- It agrees in gender and number: assurdo, assurda, assurdi, assurde.