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Discover LudwigThe phrase "absurd directive" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe an instruction or order that seems unreasonable or illogical.
Example: "The manager issued an absurd directive that required employees to work overtime without any additional pay."
Alternatives: "ridiculous order" or "nonsensical instruction".
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My next reaction was to dismiss her request as the absurd directive of an overcautious flight attendant.
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In describing the frustrations of the New York City school system through absurd (but concocted) directives from the anonymous bureaucracy, Ms. Kaufman reassured countless teachers who were burned out that they were not alone.
Biblical and mythological references fly in this somewhat sinister creation tale, along with absurd insults and enigmatic directives.
Karl Lagerfeld's directive?
Sound absurd?
Utterly absurd.
"How absurd.
Absurd things.
Or absurd?
So absurd!
A bit absurd.
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