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nonsense



non·sense [nonsense nonsenses] BrE [ˈnɒnsns] NAmE [ˈnɑːnsens] NAmE [ˈnɑːnsns] noun
1. uncountable, countable ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are ridiculous or not true
Syn: rubbish
Reports that he has resigned are nonsense.
You're talking nonsense!
‘I won't go.’ ‘Nonsense! You must go!’
It's nonsense to say they don't care.
The idea is an economic nonsense.
Ministers have dismissed the rumours of a bribery scandal as nonsense.
2. uncountable silly or unacceptable behaviour
The new teacher won't stand for any nonsense.
I can't wait for this nonsense to end so that we can all be friends again.
see also no-nonsense
3. uncountable spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense
a book of children's nonsense poems
Most of the translation he did for me was complete nonsense.
more at stuff and nonsense at stuff n.
Idiom:make nonsense of something

Thesaurus:
nonsense noun U, sing.
How can you believe such nonsense?
gibberish • • lies • |BrE, informal rubbish • |especially AmE, informal garbage • |especially AmE, slang bull • |taboo, slang bullshit • • crap
Opp: sense
nonsense/lies/rubbish/garbage/bull/bullshit/crap about sth
talk nonsense/gibberish/rubbish/bullshit/crap
a load/lot of nonsense/rubbish/garbage/bull/bullshit/crap

Example Bank:
I'm not going to stand any more of this nonsense.
Just stop this nonsense of refusing to talk to anybody.
Most of his theories are arrant nonsense.
People are talking a lot of nonsense about him being the new Michael Jordan.
This decision makes absolute nonsense of all our hard work.
What's all this nonsense about you giving up your job?
You don't believe that superstitious nonsense, do you?
‘I heard he's resigning.’ ‘That's nonsense.’
‘I won't go.’ ‘Nonsense! You must go.’
How can you believe such nonsense?
It's nonsense to say they don't care.
The fact that police officers can be bribed makes a nonsense of the legal system.
The whole article seemed like complete nonsense to me.
You're talking nonsense, as usual.
a book of nonsense poems

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