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kafkaesque

Kaf·ka·esque
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahf-kuh-esk]
    • /ˌkɑf kəˈɛsk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahf-kuh-esk]
    • /ˌkɑf kəˈɛsk/

Definitions of kafkaesque word

  • adjective kafkaesque of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of Franz Kafka: the Kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations. 1
  • adjective kafkaesque marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity: Kafkaesque bureaucracies. 1
  • adjective kafkaesque of, characteristic of, or like the writings of Kafka; specif., surreal, nightmarish, confusingly complex, etc. 0
  • adjective kafkaesque Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity. 0
  • adjective kafkaesque Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of impending danger. 0
  • adjective kafkaesque In the manner of something written by Franz Kafka. 0

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Origin of kafkaesque

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50 Kafka + -esque

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Parts of speech for Kafkaesque

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kafkaesque popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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