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Kafkaesque

kafkə(r)ˈɛsk

Kafkaesque definitions

adjective

Inflections:

kafkaesque

characteristic or reminiscent of Franz Kafka's fictional world, especially with reference to his portrayal of oppressively complex and seemingly illogical bureaucracy

"the prisoners are locked in a Kafkaesque nightmare of indefinite detention"