nonsense

[non-sens, -suh ns] /ˈnɒn sɛns, -səns/
noun
1.
words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
2.
conduct, action, etc., that is senseless, foolish, or absurd:
to have tolerated enough nonsense.
3.
impudent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable behavior:
He doesn't have to take that nonsense from you.
4.
something absurd or fatuous:
the utter nonsense of such a suggestion.
5.
anything of trifling importance or of little or no use.
6.
Genetics. a DNA sequence that does not code for an amino acid and is not transcribed (distinguished from sense).
Origin
1605-15; non- + sense
Related forms
nonsensical
[non-sen-si-kuh l] /nɒnˈsɛn sɪ kəl/ (Show IPA), adjective
Synonyms
1. twaddle, balderdash, moonshine, absurdity.
Examples from the web for nonsense
  • The race to the bottom will be achieved readily with such nonsense.
  • nonsense is not supposed to get through this process-certainly not five times.
  • Please read the article carefully before posting nonsense.
  • Should have written this nonsense back then, would have sold better.
  • Everybody hates the bureaucratic nonsense of clicking through end-user license agreements.
  • With all due respect, in my experience, the proliferation of online and certificate programs is nonsense.
  • If they were reasonable people, they wouldn't believe such nonsense to begin with.
  • Wow, it's so cool when people actually go out and get facts before spouting off reactionary nonsense.
  • Cut cable, cell phones and other nonsense and only buy what you can afford.
  • It is a story created by people who also thought the world was flat and other nonsense.
British Dictionary definitions for nonsense

nonsense

/ˈnɒnsəns/
noun
1.
something that has or makes no sense; unintelligible language; drivel
2.
conduct or action that is absurd
3.
foolish or evasive behaviour or manners: she'll stand no nonsense
4.
See no-nonsense
5.
things of little or no value or importance; trash
interjection
6.
an exclamation of disagreement
Derived Forms
nonsensical (nɒnˈsɛnsɪkəl) adjective
nonsensically, adverb
nonsensicalness, nonsensicality, noun
Word Origin and History for nonsense
n.

1610s, from non- + sense; perhaps influenced by French nonsens.

nonsense in Science
nonsense
  (nŏn'sěns')   
Relating to a mutation in a structural gene that changes a nucleotide triplet into a stop codon, thus prematurely terminating the polypeptide chain during protein synthesis. See more at point mutation.
Idioms and Phrases with nonsense

nonsense

see: stuff and nonsense