/ Dictionary / Index K Kafkaesque: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Kaf•ka•esque Pronunciation: (käf"ku-esk'), [key] — adj. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of Franz Kafka: the Kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations. marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity: Kafkaesque bureaucracies. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: kafkaesque (Thesaurus) Kafka Kafre Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diaphanous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language