nonsense

[US]/ˈnɒnsns/
[UK]/ˈnɑːnsens/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. gibberish; absurdity

int. absurdity

Phrases & Collocations

talk nonsense

sheer nonsense

Example Sentences

a message that was nonsense until decoded.

None of your nonsense!

the proposal would make a nonsense of their plans.

wouldn't take any nonsense from the children.

Stop that nonsense, children!

the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent; plain, no-nonsense meals at a diner.

you'll have to forget that arty-farty nonsense here.

she's a strong woman who stands no nonsense .

a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him.

he gave her a straight, no-nonsense look.

he stood for office on a strong right-wing, no-nonsense ticket.

It's all puffery and nonsense that can constrain and damage the mind and a life.

utter nonsense; utter darkness.

She told me that the moon was made of cheese. What nonsense!

he is talking nonsense on stilts, and he knows it.

A hotel for the night? Stuff and nonsense! You’re staying here with us.

Go along with you! What you say is all nonsense!

Real-world Examples

Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

There is a great deal of this kind of nonsense in the medical journals which, when taken up by broadcasters and the lay press, generates both health scares and short-lived dietary enthusiasms.

Source: 2017-2020 Real Exam Questions for Postgraduate Entrance Examination English I

They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Oh, that's nonsense; you are always talking nonsense.

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

Mrs. Bennet said only, " Nonsense, nonsense! "

Source: Selections from "Pride and Prejudice"

He puts up with my extravagance and my nonsense.

Source: Deadly Women

You let all that nonsense weigh against saving our daughter's life!

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

It's sheer nonsense to think that people didn't know what was going on.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

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