NONSENSE


Meaning of NONSENSE in English

/ ˈnɒnsns; NAmE ˈnɑːnsens; -sns/ noun

1.

[ U , C ] ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are ridiculous or not true

SYN rubbish :

Reports that he has resigned are nonsense.

You're talking nonsense !

'I won't go.' 'Nonsense! You must go!'

It's nonsense to say they don't care.

The idea is an economic nonsense.

2.

[ U ] silly or unacceptable behaviour :

The new teacher won't stand for any nonsense.

—see also no-nonsense

3.

[ U ] spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense :

a book of children's nonsense poems

Most of the translation he did for me was complete nonsense.

IDIOMS

- make (a) nonsense of sth

—more at stuff noun

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.