# der Widersinn

der Widersinn is a German noun meaning “misinterpretation”. Forms: des Widersinnes.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Widersinnes

## In other languages

- Русский: бессмыслица, нелепость, абсурд

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ misinterpretation, countersense
2. _no plural_ inconsistency, contradiction
3. _no plural_ nonsense, absurdity
   - Hat die Verwendung des Widersinnes in der Witztechnik jedesmal diese Bedeutung? — Does the use of absurdity in joke technique always have this significance?

## Related words

- Synonym: Widerspruch, Unsinn

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