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What is another word for making a nonsense of?

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Present participle for to oppose, dispute or argue against something

Present participle for to perform a task incompetently

Verb

Present participle for to oppose, dispute or argue against something

flying in the face of

shooting full of holes

giving the lie to

blowing out of the water

driving a coach and horses through

showing to be false

shooting down in flames

proving to be false

calling into question

blowing sky-high

knocking the bottom out of

counterbalancing

running counter to

conflicting with

disagreeing with

poking holes in

finding unfounded

shooting holes in

knocking bottom out of

knocking props out

blowing sky high

declaring untrue

calling in question

taking issue with

dissenting from

raising doubts about

protesting against

showing to be wrong

taking exception to

casting doubt on

contrasting with

arguing against

disacknowledging

proving to be wrong

wondering about

having bone to pick

proving unsound

saying the opposite of

showing in its true light

picking holes in

putting paid to

proving impossible

bringing to naught

refusing to accept

cutting down to size

putting an end to

rendering null and void

putting under suspicion

poking full of holes

setting straight

backpedaling^US

backpedalling^UK

throwing light on

contending over

quibbling about

agitating against

putting up argument

dissenting against

hammering away at

complaining about

finding fault with

giving thumbs down to

bandying words concerning

picking an argument with

arguing the pros and cons of

declaring to be untrue

having an argument about

taking a stand against

demurring against

demurring about

disapproving of

casting doubt upon

feeling uneasy about

having reservations about

harbouring suspicions about

throwing doubt on

having hesitations about

casting aspersions on

expressing reservations about

harbouring reservations about

expressing suspicions about

having suspicions about

raising objections to

entertaining doubts about

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Verb

Present participle for to perform a task incompetently

making a mess of

dropping the ball

making a hash of

making a Horlicks of

making a muck of

making a pig's ear of

maladministering

doing something badly

making a dog's dinner of

making a mistake

making a botch of

pulling a boner

getting it wrong

throwing into disorder

delivering badly

making a blunder

losing the handle

handling awkwardly

failing to catch

dropping a clanger

putting your foot in it

making a boo-boo

dropping a brick

discombobulating

falling flat on face with

getting into a tangle

making a pig's ear

making a dog's breakfast

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