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Unding: absurdity — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Unding

absurdity

an absurd, unreasonable, or unacceptable thing or situation

IPA/ˈʊnˌdɪŋ/

Primary stress falls on the first syllable or lexical component.

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

an absurd, unreasonable, or unacceptable thing or situation

Dass Überstunden unbezahlt bleiben sollen, ist ein Unding.

Solche Wartezeiten sind für eine Notaufnahme ein Unding.

Eine Wohnung ohne funktionierende Heizung im Winter ist ein Unding.

Unding is strongly judgmental and is common in criticism; it is not a neutral label for an object.

ein Unding sein — be an absurd or unacceptable situation

Use Das ist ein Unding to condemn a situation as absurd or unacceptable.

Choose one answer.

Which noun expresses strong disapproval of an absurd situation? Unbezahlte Pflichtarbeit wäre ein ___.

Unding is strongly judgmental and is common in criticism; it is not a neutral label for an object.