nonsense

noun

/ˈnɒnsns/

/ˈnɑːnsens/, /ˈnɑːnsns/

Idioms

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[uncountable, countable] ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are silly or not true synonym rubbish (3)
- 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.
- Ministers have dismissed the rumours of a bribery scandal as nonsense.
Extra Examples
- Most of his theories are arrant nonsense.
- People are talking a lot of nonsense about him being the new Michael Jordan.
- What's all this nonsense about you giving up your job?
- You don't believe that superstitious nonsense, do you?
- ‘I heard he's resigning.’ ‘That's nonsense.’
- How can you believe such nonsense?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- arrant
- complete
- …
verb + nonsense
- spout
- talk
- put up with
- …
preposition
- nonsense about
phrases
- a load of nonsense
- a lot of nonsense
- make a nonsense of something
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] 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.
- The whole article seemed like complete nonsense to me.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- arrant
- complete
- …
verb + nonsense
- spout
- talk
- put up with
- …
preposition
- nonsense about
phrases
- a load of nonsense
- a lot of nonsense
- make a nonsense of something
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] silly or unacceptable behaviour
- The new teacher won't stand for any nonsense.
- I can't wait for this nonsense to end so that we can all be friends again.
see also no-nonsense
Extra Examples
- I'm not going to stand any more of this nonsense.
- Just stop this nonsense of refusing to talk to anybody.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- arrant
- complete
- …
verb + nonsense
- spout
- talk
- put up with
- …
preposition
- nonsense about
phrases
- a load of nonsense
- a lot of nonsense
- make a nonsense of something
- …
See full entry

Idioms

make (a) nonsense of something

to reduce the value of something by a lot; to make something seem silly
- If people can bribe police officers, it makes a complete nonsense of the legal system.
- The unemployment figures make nonsense of talk of an economic recovery.
- This decision makes absolute nonsense of all our hard work.

stuff and nonsense

(old-fashioned, informal) used to say that something is stupid or not true

单词	nonsense
释义	nonsense noun /ˈnɒnsns/ /ˈnɑːnsens/, /ˈnɑːnsns/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable, countable] ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are silly or not true synonym rubbish (3) 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. Ministers have dismissed the rumours of a bribery scandal as nonsense. Extra Examples Most of his theories are arrant nonsense. People are talking a lot of nonsense about him being the new Michael Jordan. What's all this nonsense about you giving up your job? You don't believe that superstitious nonsense, do you? ‘I heard he's resigning.’ ‘That's nonsense.’ How can you believe such nonsense? Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective absolute arrant complete … verb + nonsense spout talk put up with … preposition nonsense about phrases a load of nonsense a lot of nonsense make a nonsense of something … See full entry [uncountable] 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. The whole article seemed like complete nonsense to me. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective absolute arrant complete … verb + nonsense spout talk put up with … preposition nonsense about phrases a load of nonsense a lot of nonsense make a nonsense of something … See full entry [uncountable] silly or unacceptable behaviour The new teacher won't stand for any nonsense. I can't wait for this nonsense to end so that we can all be friends again. see also no-nonsense Extra Examples I'm not going to stand any more of this nonsense. Just stop this nonsense of refusing to talk to anybody. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective absolute arrant complete … verb + nonsense spout talk put up with … preposition nonsense about phrases a load of nonsense a lot of nonsense make a nonsense of something … See full entry Idioms make (a) nonsense of something to reduce the value of something by a lot; to make something seem silly If people can bribe police officers, it makes a complete nonsense of the legal system. The unemployment figures make nonsense of talk of an economic recovery. This decision makes absolute nonsense of all our hard work. stuff and nonsense (old-fashioned, informal) used to say that something is stupid or not true
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