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单词 kafkaesque
释义
kafkaesque
(extremely rare)
adj

WORD FAMILY
Kafka: Kafkaesque, Kafkas, kafkaesque
USAGE EXAMPLES
But 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 EXAMPLES
In 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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