of, characteristic of, or like the writings of Kafka; specif., surreal, nightmarish, confusingly complex, etc.
Kafkaesque in American English
(ˌkɑːfkəˈesk)
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of Franz Kafka
the Kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations.
2.
marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity
Kafkaesque bureaucracies.
Word origin
[1945–50 kafka + -esque]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: on-line, poison pill, shootout, spin-off, taxi squad-esque an adjective suffix indicating style, manner, resemblance, or distinctive character.Other words that use the affix -esque include: Romanesque, arabesque, picturesque