Word of the Day: Nonsense
Use the word “nonsense” to refer to a situation or spoken words that lack logic or reason, or a situation is foolish or stupid.
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This is nonsense.
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The words of the speaker amounted to a bunch of nonsense.
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To say that the earth is flat is nonsense.
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To claim that white people are smarter or better than other groups of people is nonsense.
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What is all this nonsense?
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The teacher grew tired of the nonsense in the classroom and told the misbehaving student to leave.
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I’m not going to put up with this nonsense any longer.
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This is nonsense. I don’t have to put up with it. (To put up with something is to tolerate it or let it happen.)
The word “nonsensical” is an adjective.
- Any politician in the United States who thinks he’s above the law is likely to make nonsensical decisions.
- To believe in luck or magic as a solution to one’s problems is nonsensical.
- Journalists who deal in facts and the truth are able to identify and dissect nonsensical arguments fairly easily.
Essential English Dictionary
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