nonsense

nonsense
non|sense
S3 [ˈnɔnsəns US ˈna:nsens] n [U]
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1¦(stupid/untrue)¦
2¦(annoying behaviour)¦
3¦(without meaning)¦
4 make (a) nonsense of something
5 nonsense poems/verse/rhymes
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1.) ¦(STUPID/UNTRUE)¦
ideas, opinions, statements etc that are not true or that seem very stupid
British Equivalent: rubbish
▪ 'I'm a prisoner in my own home.' 'Nonsense!'
absolute/utter/complete nonsense
▪ 'Nobody cares about me.' 'That's absolute nonsense, Mary!'
nonsense about
▪ all this nonsense about health foods
▪ If you ask me, these modern teaching methods are a load of nonsense (=a lot of nonsense) .
▪ He was talking utter nonsense as usual.
be a nonsense BrE
▪ The government's housing policy is a nonsense.
▪ By 1832 the idea had become an economic nonsense.
it is (a) nonsense to do sth
▪ It is nonsense to say that mistakes are never made.
2.) ¦(ANNOYING BEHAVIOUR)¦
behaviour that is stupid and annoying
▪ You're to stop that nonsense , do you hear me?
not stand/put up with/take any nonsense
(=not accept such behaviour)
▪ She won't stand any nonsense from the kids in her class.
3.) ¦(WITHOUT MEANING)¦
speech or writing that has no meaning or cannot be understood
▪ Computer programs look like complete nonsense to me.
4.) make (a) nonsense of sth
BrE to make an action, system, or plan useless or ineffective
▪ Having the army still in power makes a nonsense of last year's elections.
5.) nonsense poems/verse/rhymes
poetry that is humorous because it does not have a normal sensible meaning

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • NONSENSE — « A piece of nonsense », c’est en anglais courant une bêtise, une absurdité: un «non sens» bien sûr; et pourtant, le terme anglais a une richesse spécifique. Anglais d’abord parce que la langue anglaise en est le lieu sonore d’élection; ainsi les …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Nonsense — es una figura literaria que puede ser en verso o en prosa, que busca generar, juegos de palabras que trasgreden las formas comunes de la sintaxis y la semántica, juegos que resultan extraños, comúnmente humorísticos y absurdos. Literalmente… …   Wikipedia Español

  • nonsense — nonsense, twaddle, drivel, bunk, balderdash, poppycock, gobbledygook, trash, rot, bull are comparable when they mean something said or proposed which is senseless or absurd. Nonsense is the most general of these terms; it may be referred to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • nonsense — Uses of nonsense as a countable noun (i.e. preceded by a or in the plural) have become common in current use, especially in BrE: • I knew you d make a nonsense of it so I told Wallis to be ready to take over L. Cooper, 1960 • I could only pray… …   Modern English usage

  • Nonsense — Non sense, n. [Pref. non + sense: cf. F. nonsens.] 1. That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity. [1913 Webster] 2. Trifles; things of no importance. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nonsense — index jargon (unintelligible language), platitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • nonsense — / nɑnsəns/, it. / nɔnsens/ s. e agg. ingl. [propr. sciocchezza , comp. di non non e sense senso ], usato in ital. come s.m. e agg., invar. ■ s.m. [cosa insensata, assurda e sim.: quello che dici è un n. ] ▶◀ assurdità, insensatezza, nonsenso.… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • nonsense — (n.) 1610s, from NON (Cf. non ) + SENSE (Cf. sense); perhaps influenced by Fr. nonsens …   Etymology dictionary

  • nonsense — |nònsénce| s. m. Aquilo que é contrário à razão ou ao bom senso. = ABSURDO   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • nonsense — [n] craziness, ridiculousness absurdity, babble, balderdash*, baloney*, bananas*, bombast, bull*, bunk*, claptrap*, drivel, fatuity, flightiness, folly, foolishness, fun, gibberish, giddiness, hogwash*, hooey*, hot air*, imprudence, inanity,… …   New thesaurus

  • nonsense — ► NOUN 1) words that make no sense. 2) foolish or unacceptable behaviour. 3) an absurd or unthinkable scheme, situation, etc. DERIVATIVES nonsensical adjective nonsensically adverb …   English terms dictionary

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