make (a) nonsense of sth
UKDefinition
C2 to make something appear stupid or wrong, or to spoil something: His repeated lack of promotion makes nonsense of the theory that if you work hard you'll be successful.Denying and contradictingDamaging and spoilingDestroying and demolishing
(Definition of make (a) nonsense of sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- answer (sb) back phrasal verb
- apparently adverb
- backtrack verb (CHANGE OPINION)
- change your tune idiom
- contradict verb
- contradiction noun
- defensive adjective
- deniable adjective
- denial noun (NOT ALLOW)
- denial noun (NOT TRUE)
- deny verb (NOT TRUE)
- disabuse verb
- dispute verb
- fly in the face of sth idiom
- in the same breath idiom
- oxymoron noun
- rebut verb
- rebuttal noun
- recant verb
- stand sth on its head idiom
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