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Kafkaesque

[ˌkæfkǝ'esk] n
stresses
gen. кошмарно-бессмысленный (ABelonogov); кафкианский (Кафкианский процесс над Михаилом Ходорковским. Kugelblitz); достойный романов Кафки (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); присущий Кафке (ABelonogov)
slang Кафкеск (Kafkaesque: Kafka grotesque – простая ситуация, усложненная до сюрреализма бюрократией и условностями, как в романах Кафки. olga garkovik)
Kafkaesque [ˌkæfkǝ'esk] adj.
lit. кафкианский

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