kafkaesque

1. 1.

   relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings
2. 2.

   characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger

   “the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations”

   Similarunrealistic

Questions about kafkaesque

What does kafkaesque mean?

kafkaesque means "relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in kafkaesque?

kafkaesque has 3 syllables: kaf-kae-sque. The stress falls on "kaf". In IPA it is /ˈkɑfkəˈɛsk/.

Is kafkaesque a common word?

kafkaesque is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with kafkaesque?