nonsense

🇺🇸 /ˈnɑːnsens/ 🇬🇧 /ˈnɒnsns/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
noun
C1

silly ideas or untrue statements

The claim that the earth is flat is complete nonsense.

C1

words that have no meaning or don't make sense

The baby's babbling sounds like nonsense but is actually language learning.

R

silly or unacceptable behavior

Stop this nonsense and start acting responsibly.

translation

n. silly ideas or untrue statements; words that have no meaning or don't make sense; silly or unacceptable behavior

Word Forms

Plural nonsenses