abstrus

Meaning

Concepts

abstruse
exquisite
incomprehensible
recondite
searching
unintelligible
abstracted
acroamatic
Synonyms

schwer verständlich

verwirrend
C1
verworren
38k
😕
opak
unklar
C1
verwickelt
B2
nebulös
rätselhaft
20k
seltsam
A2

suspekt

unbestimmt
46k
undurchsichtig
verdächtig
C1
verdunkelt
31k
zweifelhaft
25k
zwielichtig
49k
diffus
kryptisch
okkult

unfaßbar

obskur
absonderlich

unentzifferbar

dubios
47k
fragwürdig
27k
merkwürdig
B1
mysteriös
C2
nebelhaft
Translations

abstruso
abstrus
astruso
abstrusa
abscons
oscuro
profond
abstruse
obscur
absconse
concettoso
recondito
astrusamente
confuse
Pronounced as (IPA)
[apˈstʁuːs]
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin
abstrūsus
In summary

Borrowed from Latin abstrūsus. The alternative meaning of "absurd" is likely a result of contamination from absurd itself, both often being used in similar contexts.

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