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Kafkaesque

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Kaf·ka·esque  (käfk-sk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to Franz Kafka or his writings.
2. Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of impending danger: "Kafkaesque fantasies of the impassive interrogation, the false trial, the confiscated passport . . . haunt his innocence" (New Yorker).

Kafkaesque [ˌkæfkəˈɛsk]
adj
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) reminiscent of the nightmarish dehumanized world portrayed in the novels of Franz Kafka, the Czech novelist (1883-1924)
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Adj.1.Kafkaesque - relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings
2.kafkaesque - characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger; "the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations"
unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels"
Translations
Kafkaesque [ˌkæfkəˈesk] ADJkafkiano
Kafkaesque
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