单词 | kafkaesque |
释义 | kafkaesque (extremely rare) adj WORD FAMILY Kafka: Kafkaesque, Kafkas, kafkaesque USAGE EXAMPLESBut the system still raises many of the same concerns as YouTube’s copyright infringement apparatus, which has been criticized as imprecise, overzealous, and kafkaesque. The Verge(Sep 01, 2016) "I just had a kafkaesque 75 minutes in terminal 5 at heathrow," a passenger tweeted earlier this month. Wall Street Journal(Jul 10, 2012) adj characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations Syn unrealistic not realistic Kafkaesque (once / 101020 pages) adj WORD FAMILY Kafka: Kafkaesque, Kafkas, kafkaesque USAGE EXAMPLESIn the clip Ms Coleman begs for an end to their "Kafkaesque nightmare". BBC(Dec 20, 2016) Coleman refers to “the Kafkaesque nightmare in which we find ourselves” and urges “governments on both sides” to reach a deal for their freedom. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) Or a literally Kafkaesque symbol of our broken, grotesque humanity. Los Angeles Times(Dec 02, 2016) adj relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings |
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