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❌ Nonsense 🔄 To make unclear
to unsense

to unsense

9.9
To make something lose its meaning
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈsɛns/
translation icon : desensibilizar
  • Too many technical terms can unsense the main message of your presentation.

Examples

  • The teacher's complicated explanation seemed to unsense the simple concept for the students.

  • If you add unnecessary details, you might unsense what was once a clear idea.

  • Don't unsense your thoughts!

  • Why unsense that idea?

  • The author tried to unsense the poem by using overly complicated language, making it hard for readers to understand.

  • Using jargon will only unsense the main point you're trying to convey in your essay.

  • When you explain things too much, you may accidentally unsense what was originally a straightforward idea.

Synonyms

to eviscerate
vsto unsense
  • Formal
10 9.1

To take away an important part so something loses its power

removes the sense or meaning leaving something meaningless rather than just a part

How Meaningful

to clarify
248 3.3
to unsense
9.9
to obscure
86 7.0
to garble
8 8.0

Surface Forms

unsense infinitive
unsensed past
unsensed past participle
unsensing present participle
unsenses third person singular

Morphology

unsense = sense (transparent) = un + sense

Formed by productive prefixation un- + the verb 'sense', yielding 'to make not sense' which is semantically transparent.

Etymology

Unsense uses the parts un- ('not') and sense ('meaning'), so to unsense is to make something without meaning. That's why to unsense an idea is to take away its clear meaning and leave it confusing.