kafkaesk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Kafkaesque adjective Describing a situation that is bewilderingly complicated, illogical, and dominated by faceless authority, so that the person caught up in it feels helpless.
Senses
kafkaesk is used for these senses in English:
- Kafkaesque Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.
Kafkaesque — full definition
- adjective Describing a situation that is bewilderingly complicated, illogical, and dominated by faceless authority, so that the person caught up in it feels helpless.
- adjective Characteristic of the writing of Franz Kafka in style or atmosphere.