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Kafkaesque (used to describe a situation that is confusing and frightening, especially one involving complicated official rules and systems that do not seem to make any sense • My attempt to get a new passport turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare. From the name of the Czech writer Franz Kafka, whose novels often describe situations like this. OALD. Картина, достойная романов Кафки... = A Kafkaesque scene if ever there was one... A Kafkaesque scene if ever there was one. An unabashed military hero, a victim of torture as a captive Navy Pilot during the Vietnam War, ... Alexander Demidov) |
