Kafkaesque
/ˌkæfkəˈʔɛsk/adj
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1
Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.
2
Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of looming danger.
3
In the manner of something written by Franz Kafka.
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Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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