to reduce the value of sth by a lot; to make sth seem ridiculous :
If people can bribe police officers, it makes a complete nonsense of the legal system.
to reduce the value of sth by a lot; to make sth seem ridiculous :
If people can bribe police officers, it makes a complete nonsense of the legal system.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005