Nonsense Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈnɑnsɛns/

NAHN-sens

UK

/nˈɒnsəns/

NON-suhns

التعريف

Words, ideas, or statements that do not make sense or are clearly untrue. It can also refer to silly behavior or something you strongly reject as untrue.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often uncountable: 'That's nonsense.' Also common as an exclamation to strongly disagree. For silly behavior, use patterns like 'Don't talk nonsense' or 'Stop this nonsense.' Stronger and more dismissive than 'silly'; less formal than 'absurdity'.

• Spanish: disparate - tonterías
• Portuguese (BR): bobagem - absurdo
• Portuguese (PT): disparate - tolice
• Chinese (Simplified): 胡说 - 废话
• Chinese (Traditional): 胡說 - 廢話
• Hindi: बकवास - निरर्थक बात
• Arabic: هراء - كلام فارغ
• Bengali: বাকাবকি - অসত্য কথা - বাজে কথা
• Russian: чепуха - ерунда - бред
• Japanese: ナンセンス - ばかげたこと
• Vietnamese: nhảm nhí - vô lý - chuyện vớ vẩn
• Korean: 허튼소리 - 말도 안 되는 소리
• Turkish: saçmalık - zırva - saçma sapan şey
• Urdu: بکواس - فضول بات
• Indonesian: omong kosong - hal yang tidak masuk akal

جمل نموذجية

That story is nonsense.

basic

Please stop talking nonsense.

basic

The teacher said my answer was nonsense.

basic

Nonsense, you did a great job.

natural

I can't believe he expects us to accept that nonsense.

natural

Let's cut the nonsense and talk about the real problem.

natural