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Kafkaesque Moderate

Origin: French suffix -esque

Kafkaesque has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
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"

3

Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.

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