Kafkaesque
adjective
uk/ˌkæf.kəˈesk/us/ˌkɑːf.kəˈesk/extremelyunpleasant,frightening, andconfusing, andsimilartosituationsdescribedin thenovelsof Franz Kafka:
（奥地利小说家）卡夫卡作品风格的；恐怖怪诞的He iscaughtup in a Kafkaesquebureaucraticnightmare.他陷入了卡夫卡式的官僚噩梦。
Theurbanlandscapeisinvestedwith anightmarish, Kafkaesquebleakness.城市景观充满了噩梦般的、卡夫卡式的荒凉。
- You are in a Kafkaesquesituationin which they say, "Webelieveyou are athreat, but we won'ttellyou why you are athreat."
- "Handcuffs" is a Kafkaesqueparableaboutparanoiaandpower.
- The newplanforlettingdisabledstudentstake therequiredhighschoolexitexamiscrueland Kafkaesque.
Serious and unpleasant
- abominable
- abominably
- abysmal
- abysmally
- apocalyptic
- fiendish
- fraught
- frightful
- from hellidiom
- fun
- nightmarish
- nightmarishly
- noisome
- not be all fun and gamesidiom
- objectionable
- vile
- woeful
- woefully
- wretchedly
- yucky
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused