The phrase "absurd term" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a term or phrase that seems unreasonable, illogical, or nonsensical in a given context.
Example: "The idea of a 'perpetual motion machine' is an absurd term in the realm of physics."
Alternatives: "ridiculous expression" or "nonsensical phrase".
Vanguard is a "patient-centred medical home", an absurd term for a promising idea.
"Have you got an, um, pessary?" "Pessary?" She tried not to snort at the absurd term, which struck her as Midwestern, if not actually Victorian.
When Michaels's first novel, "Fugitive Pieces," appeared in 1996, this technique — "lyric fiction" is an absurd term, but is there a better one?
Adam Smith's career as a published author did not begin until 1759.Amy AtchisonFlower Mound, TexasSIR – The "pursuit of happiness" is an absurd term as it is logically impossible to pursue happiness, or chance.
Lynas: It's an absurd term, which has been bandied around and it just goes to show how unfortunate the whole denial language is now — to accuse someone of being a denier if they disagree with you.
If I decide to partake in "legalized cheating" (an absurd term I use occasionally because it seems to be the only way some people can wrap their minds around what I am doing) I believe I should have the freedom to do so.
In fact, this wasn't the case: all Greece had done was to challenge the absurd terms dictated by Frontex.
"Creativity is mysterious," he says, "and people working in science and engineering are not immune to random process, to weighing solutions in alien or seemingly absurd terms.
"Creativity is mysterious, and people working in science and engineering are not immune..to weighing solutions in alien or seemingly absurd terms.
Glenn Kessler, of the Washington Post, called it "nonsense," and pointed out that even on Romney's absurd terms it is wrong, since there were fewer ships in George W. Bush's Navy than in Obama's.
ATHENS, June 5 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday spurned "absurd" terms of proposed aid from lenders and delayed a debt payment to the International Monetary Fund, prolonging an impasse that threatens to push Greece into default and out of the euro zone.
