Kafkaesque

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌkæfkəˈɛsk/

Adjective

Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity. / Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of looming danger. / In the manner of something written by Franz Kafka.

Japanese Meaning

無意味で混乱を招き、不安や恐怖を感じさせるような複雑性がある状態 / 現実感が歪み、幻想的あるいは不条理な要素が漂う様子 / フランツ・カフカの作品に見られるような、不条理で不気味な状況や情景を指す

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The Kafkaesque bureaucracy swallowed his request, returning only a blank form stamped 'REJECTED' with instructions he could never follow.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

無意味で混乱を招き、しばしば不穏なほど複雑な官僚制度が彼の申請を飲み込み、『却下』と押された白紙に従えない指示が添えられているだけを返した。

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Sense（1）

Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.

Kafkaesque bureaucracies

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Sense（2）

Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of looming danger.

Sense（3）

In the manner of something written by Franz Kafka.

more Kafkaesque

（ comparative ）

most Kafkaesque

（ superlative ）

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