nonsensificationn.
/nɒnˌsɛnsᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑnˌsɛnsəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ rare.
The production of nonsense.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > [noun] > production of
nonsensification1816
1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. vii. 197 Simple suffumigation? simple nonsensification—planetary hour? planetary fiddlestick!
1992 Jrnl. Japanese Stud. 18 382 It was this consciousness of difference..that gave Maruyama a critical stance flexible enough to survive the ‘nonsensification’ of the late imperial public sphere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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