Kafkaesque
English
Etymology
From Kafka + -esque, after writer Franz Kafka.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑfkəˈɛsk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkæfkəˈɛsk/, (intrusive R) /ˌkæfkəˈɹɛsk/
Adjective
Kafkaesque (comparative more Kafkaesque, superlative most Kafkaesque)
- Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.
- Kafkaesque bureaucracies
- Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of impending danger.
- In the manner of something written by Franz Kafka.
Translations
marked by menacing complexity
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