absurd

/əbˈsɝːd/

Syllables ab·surd

Stress ab-SURD

Phonics Breakdown

ab

/əb/

schwa

surd

/sɝːd/

r控元音

Meaning

completely unreasonable or illogical

Sound Reference

💡

a=/ə/(about) + surd=/sɝːd/(bird)

Example

The idea sounds absurd to most people.