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Balderdash

noun/kˈæpɐɹˌɪsənɪŋ/
Definition
trivial nonsense
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæpɐɹˌɪsənɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐfˈanɪptəɹəɹ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐfˈanɪptəɹəɹ/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɐɹˌɪsənɪŋ/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
piffleverbact in a trivial or ineffective way
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Mumpitz
trivialer Unsinn
🇫🇷French
balivernes
absurdité triviale
🇪🇸Spanish
disparates
tonterías triviales
🇮🇹Italian
sciocchezze
banale sciocchezza
🇳🇱Dutch
onzin
triviale onzin
🇵🇹Portuguese
bobagem
absurdo trivial
🇷🇺Russian
чушь
банальная ерунда
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बकवास
तुच्छ बकवास
🇮🇳Tamil
வழுக்கை
அற்பமான முட்டாள்தனம்
🇮🇳Telugu
బాల్డర్ డాష్
పనికిమాలిన అర్ధంలేనిది
🇮🇳Marathi
टक्कल पडणे
क्षुल्लक मूर्खपणा
🇮🇳Gujarati
બેલ્ડરડેશ
તુચ્છ નોનસેન્સ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಾಲ್ಡರ್ ಡ್ಯಾಶ್
ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബാൽഡർഡാഷ്
നിസ്സാരമായ അസംബന്ധം
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
梦呓
琐碎的废话
🇯🇵Japanese
たわごと
つまらないナンセンス
🇰🇷Korean
대머리
사소한 말도 안되는 소리
🇻🇳Vietnamese
dấu gạch ngang
điều vô nghĩa tầm thường
🇹🇭Thai
หัวล้าน
เรื่องไร้สาระเล็กน้อย
🇮🇩Indonesian
omong kosong
omong kosong sepele
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بالدرداش
هراء تافه
🇮🇷Persian
بالدرداش
مزخرفات بی اهمیت
🇹🇷Turkish
dazlaklık
önemsiz saçmalık
🇮🇱Hebrew
שְׁטוּיוֹת
שטויות טריוויאליות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'balderdash'?
The primary meaning of 'balderdash' is 'trivial nonsense'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'balderdash' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'balderdash' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'balderdash' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'balderdash' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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