noun🔗ShareUnsinn, BlödsinnLetters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning."After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense."Nachdem mein Vater einen Schlaganfall erlitten hatte, klang es jedes Mal, wenn er versuchte zu sprechen, wie Unsinn.languagelinguisticswordwritingcommunicationphilosophylogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUnsinn, BlödsinnAn untrue statement."My neighbor's claim that the dog ate his homework is complete nonsense. "Die Behauptung meines Nachbarn, der Hund habe seine Hausaufgaben gefressen, ist völliger Unsinn.statementlanguagecommunicationwordwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUnsinn, BlödsinnThat which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense."My uncle's explanation about why the washing machine was broken was complete nonsense; it didn't explain anything and made no sense at all. "Die Erklärung meines Onkels, warum die Waschmaschine kaputt war, war totaler Blödsinn; sie erklärte nichts und ergab überhaupt keinen Sinn.languagephilosophylogicmindcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUnsinn, BlödsinnSomething foolish."What he said about cats talking was complete nonsense. "Was er über sprechende Katzen sagte, war völliger Unsinn.attitudelanguagephilosophylogicwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUnsinn, BlödsinnA type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear."The teacher read a piece of nonsense poetry to the class, full of unusual animals and strange rhyming patterns. "Der Lehrer las der Klasse ein Stück Unsinn-Poesie vor, voller ungewöhnlicher Tiere und seltsamer Reimschemata.literaturestylelanguagewritingartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUnsinn, BlödsinnA damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing."The genetic test revealed that the child's inability to process a certain enzyme was due to nonsense in a critical gene. "Der Gentest ergab, dass die Unfähigkeit des Kindes, ein bestimmtes Enzym zu verarbeiten, auf Unsinn in einem kritischen Gen zurückzuführen war.medicinebiologybiochemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUnsinn machen, verunglimpfenTo make nonsense of;"The new employee's instructions completely nonsensed the entire project schedule. "Die Anweisungen des neuen Mitarbeiters machten den gesamten Projektplan zunichte.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareals Unsinn abtun, ignorieren, verharmlosenTo attempt to dismiss as nonsense; to ignore or belittle the significance of something; to render unimportant or puny."The manager tried to nonsense the employee's concerns about low pay, claiming they were just complaining. "Der Manager versuchte, die Bedenken des Mitarbeiters hinsichtlich der niedrigen Bezahlung als Unsinn abzutun und behauptete, sie würden sich nur beschweren.attitudecommunicationlanguagemindphilosophyvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUnsinn reden, albern seinTo joke around, to waste time""The students were supposed to be working on their project, but instead they were just nonsensing and drawing silly pictures." "Die Schüler sollten an ihrem Projekt arbeiten, aber stattdessen redeten sie nur Unsinn und malten alberne Bilder.entertainmentactiontimelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUnsinnigResulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid)."The nonsense mutation in the gene caused the protein to be much shorter than normal. "Die unsinnige Mutation in dem Gen führte dazu, dass das Protein viel kürzer als normal war.biologybiochemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUnsinnig, sinnlosNonsensical"The student's answer on the test was completely nonsensical and didn't relate to the question at all. "Die Antwort des Schülers auf die Prüfung war völlig unsinnig und bezog sich überhaupt nicht auf die Frage.languagecommunicationphilosophylogicmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareQuatsch, UnsinnAn emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with.""Nonsense!" exclaimed Maria, shaking her head. "You can't possibly expect me to finish this report by tonight." "Quatsch!", rief Maria und schüttelte den Kopf. „Du kannst doch unmöglich erwarten, dass ich diesen Bericht bis heute Abend fertigstelle.“languagecommunicationexclamationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
