How do you pronounce abstruse?

abstruse is pronounced as /æbˈstruːs/.

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abstruse

🤔abstruse (abstrus)

adjective

/æbˈstruːs/

difficile à comprendre (difficile a comprendre)

abstraction absurd

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Signification

difficult to understand; obscure

Difficult to understand; obscure.

Traduction de la signification

difficile à comprendre; obscur

difficile a comprendre; obscur

Phrases d'exemple

The professor’s lecture was so abstruse that many students were confused.

La conférence du professeur était tellement abstruse que de nombreux étudiants étaient confus.

The abstruse nature of the philosophical debate left many confused.

La nature abstruse du débat philosophique a laissé beaucoup de gens confus.

La nature abstruse du debat philosophique a laisse beaucoup de gens confus.

Synonymes

obscure, complex, esoteric, puzzling, enigmatic

Entrée 1

obscure, complex, esoteric, puzzling, enigmatic

Entrée 2

complex, obscure

Antonymes

clear, simple, obvious, straightforward

Entrée 1

clear, simple, obvious

Entrée 2

simple, straightforward

Collocations

abstruse argument, abstruse theory, abstruse subject

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situated near or next to another place; adjacent or nearby.

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