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Etymology edit

From wider- +‎ Sinn.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdəʁˌzɪn/, [ˈviːdɐˌzɪn]
  • (file)

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Widersinn m (strong, genitive Widersinnes or Widersinns, no plural)

  1. misinterpretation, countersense
  2. inconsistency, contradiction
  3. nonsense, absurdity
    • 1905, Sigmund Freud, “Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewussten”, in Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious, page 45:
      Hat die Verwendung des Widersinnes in der Witztechnik jedesmal diese Bedeutung?
      Does the use of absurdity in joke technique always have this significance?

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