Pronunciation: /ˈnɒns(ə)ns/
noun
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1spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense: he was talking absolute nonsense
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[as exclamation] used to show strong disagreement: ‘Nonsense! No one can do that.’
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[as modifier] denoting verse or other writing intended to be amusing by virtue of its absurd or whimsical language: nonsense poetry
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2foolish or unacceptable behaviour: she’s a strong woman who stands no nonsense
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[count noun] something ridiculously impractical or ill-advised: the law is a nonsense the proposal would make a nonsense of their plans