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Kafkaesque

kaf·kaes·que

UK/ˌkæfkəˈʔɛsk/ US/ˌkæfkəˈɹɛsk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings

2.

characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger

  • “the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations”
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Origin

From Kafka + -esque, after writer Franz Kafka.

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