荒谬 (huāng miù): 不条理

The manager actually demands that we work overtime until midnight every day without any overtime pay; this rule is utterly absurd.

He was clearly late himself but blamed others for not being punctual; this absurd excuse made everyone laugh.

In court, the plaintiff's accusation was completely absurd because there was no evidence that the defendant had ever been at the scene.

She proposed building a house out of eggshells, and this absurd idea was immediately rejected by the engineers.

The doctor thought that the absurd claim that drinking vinegar can kill viruses would mislead patients, so he patiently explained scientific treatment methods.