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[ kahf-kuh -esk ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌkɑf kəˈɛsk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective relating to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of Franz Kafka; marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity: the Kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations; Kafkaesque bureaucracies.
Origin of Kafkaesque First recorded in 1945–50; Kafka + -esque
Words nearby Kafkaesque Kaffrarian, Kafir, Kafiri, Kafiristan, Kafka, Kafkaesque , Kafka, Franz, kaftan, Kafue, Kagawa, Kagera
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Example sentences from the Web for Kafkaesque Political pressure, economic resources and the ability to navigate into a Kafkaesque bureaucracy play a determinant role.
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He emerges from the horrors with a Kafkaesque account of life in the Chinese jails.
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Frederick Deknatel on the vulgar Kafkaesque genius of Sonallah Ibrahim.
Egypt’s Conscience: The Genius of Sonallah Ibrahim | Frederick Deknatel| May 9, 2013| DAILY BEAST
David Choe must have had a Kafkaesque morning, waking up to find himself changed in his bed into a monstrous millionaire.
David Choe, Facebook’s Millionaire Graffiti Artist | Jimmy So| February 3, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Yet if his lonely experience in prison could be called Kafkaesque , then so too could his life before he was sentenced.
Freed Egyptian Blogger Vows to Keep Up His Opposition to the Ruling Generals | Alastair Beach| January 30, 2012| DAILY BEAST
It is a Kafkaesque , sealed universe in which nothing is, as it appears to be.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
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