nonsensification

nonsensification noun: the act of producing nonsense; the nonsense so produced.

Noun

nonsensification (plural nonsensifications)

(rare) The act of producing nonsense; the nonsense so produced.
- "Only a simple suffumigation," said the Baronet, "accompanied by availing ourselves of the suitable planetary hour."
  "Simple suffumigation? simple nonsensification—planetary hour? planetary fiddlestick!"1816, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 1, in The Antiquary: Volume II
- "Nonsensification": Senseless associations are concocted as a strategy of confusion, especially by compulsives.1959, J. A. M. Meerloo, “Psychoanalysis as an Experiment in Communication”, in The Psychoanalytic Review, volume 46, number 1, page 80

Simon Weil considered "nonsensification" to be characteristic of fascist regimes.1992, A. E. Barshay, "Imagining Democracy in Postwar Japan," Journal of Japanese Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, p. 382 n.44
This book is an extraordinary example of nonsensification.2001, Webster R. Calloway, Jean Piaget: A Most Outrageous Deception, →ISBN, page 122:

plural	nonsensifications

From nonsense + -ification.

What does nonsensification mean?: Nonsensification means the act of producing nonsense; the nonsense so produced.
How do you use nonsensification in a sentence?: Simon Weil considered "nonsensification" to be characteristic of fascist regimes.
What part of speech is nonsensification?: Nonsensification is a noun.
What is the plural of nonsensification?: The plural of nonsensification is nonsensifications.

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