Absurdity

noun a lie or falsehood

• The author's latest novel was criticized for being nothing more than a tall story with no basis in reality.
• I can't believe you fell for that tall story about the haunted house down the street!
• That guy at the party last night was spinning a real tall story about his wild adventures.
• His excuse for being late was just a tall story to cover up the fact that he overslept.

noun a philosophical belief or literary genre that posits the idea that human existence is irrational, meaningless, and absurd

• Absurdism is a philosophical belief that life is inherently meaningless and irrational.
• I find absurdism to be an interesting perspective on the absurdity of life.
• Some people think absurdism is just a fancy way of saying life is a joke.
• The playwright's use of absurdism in the play highlighted the chaotic and nonsensical nature of the human experience.