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Synonyms
non·sense (nŏńsĕnś, -səns)

noun 

  1. Words or signs having no intelligible meaning: a message that was nonsense until decoded.
  2. Subject matter, behavior, or language that is foolish or absurd.
  3. Extravagant foolishness or frivolity: a clown's exuberant nonsense.
  4. Matter of little or no importance or usefulness: a chatty letter full of gossip and nonsense.
  5. Insolent talk or behavior; impudence: wouldn't take any nonsense from the children.

adjective 

Genetics Of or 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.

interj. 

Used to express disagreement or exasperation.