Senselessness

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being senseless; unsense. uncountable, usually

    "November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk They had contributed heavily to their own downfall, most glaringly with the senselessness of Chris Smalling’s red card, and they should know by now that Manuel Pellegrini’s team are not the kind of opponents to pass up these kind of handouts."

  2. 2
    total lack of meaning or ideas wordnet

Synonyms

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aberrationabnormalityabsurdityalienationblackoutbrain damage

Example

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"The senselessness of the act appalled him."

Etymology

From senseless + -ness.

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