KAFKA Definition & Meaning

Kafka

[kahf-kah, -kuh]

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noun

Franz 1883–1924, Austrian novelist and short-story writer, born in Prague.

Kafka

/ ˈkæfkə, ˌkæfkəˈɛsk, ˈkafka /

noun

Franz (frants). 1883–1924, Czech novelist writing in German. In his two main novels The Trial (1925) and The Castle (1926), published posthumously against his wishes, he portrays man's fear, isolation, and bewilderment in a nightmarish dehumanized world

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Kafkaesque adjective

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Palombo describes his life since being prosecuted as a "Kafka nightmare" where he could barely understand the accusations made against him, with no sense of having done anything even vaguely wrong.

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The Trump administration is making Kafka great again.

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Kafka declined to comment on specific questions about abortions being performed in the state or characterizations that South Dakota’s report is flawed.

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Kafka could hardly fashion a system more in need of repair.

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I loved the idea of a trusted friend tossing all my buried secrets, until I remembered what happened to Franz Kafka.

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Kafiristan Kafkaesque

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