senseless

ˈsɛnslɪs
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Translation of senseless into German

Adjective

1.

foolish

lacking sound judgment or reason
  • It was a senseless decision to go out in the storm.Es war eine sinnlose Entscheidung, bei dem Sturm hinauszugehen.
2.

meaningless

lacking meaning or purpose
  • The senseless violence shocked the community.Die sinnlose Gewalt schockierte die Gemeinschaft.
3.

unconscious

lacking awareness or consciousness
bewusstlos ohnmächtig
  • He was knocked senseless by the fall.Er wurde durch den Sturz bewusstlos geschlagen.
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Expressions with senseless: examples in English and translations in German

bewusstlos schlagen
k.o. schlagen
The boxer knocked his opponent senseless with a punch.
zu Tode erschrecken
in Angst und Schrecken versetzen
The horror movie scared me senseless.
zu Tode erschrecken
jemanden panisch machen
The loud noise frightened me senseless last night.

Synonyms and analogies of senseless in English

Examples of senseless in a sentence

  • Buying that expensive gadget was a senseless act.
  • The debate turned into a senseless argument.
  • He made a senseless remark that confused everyone.
  • The boxer lay senseless on the mat.
  • She was found senseless after the accident.

Translations of "senseless" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
sinnlosadj.

Guinan says I died a senseless death in the other timeline.

Guinan sagte, mein Tod in der anderen Zeitlinie sei sinnlos.

unsinnigadj.

The question about the existence of a formal concept is senseless.

Die Frage nach der Existenz eines formalen Begriffes ist unsinnig.

bewusstlosadj.

The patient was senseless following the surgery, requiring careful monitoring.

Der Patient war nach der Operation bewusstlos und erforderte sorgfältige Überwachung.

unvernünftigadj.

Every time he acted in a senseless manner, it hurt his reputation further.

Jedes Mal, wenn er sich unvernünftig verhielt, schadete es seinem Ruf weiter.

besinnungslosadj.

You become senseless, he says about his experiences.

Man wird besinnungslos, sagte er über seine Erfahrungen.

sinnfreiadj.

The concept of natural beauty is as unfair as senseless.

Das Konzept von natürlicher Schönheit ist so unfair wie sinnfrei.

ohnmächtigadj.

In the heat, many were left senseless by dehydration and overexertion.

In der Hitze wurden viele durch Dehydrierung und Überanstrengung ohnmächtig.

gefühllosadj.

Many soldiers are made senseless and are being taken over.

Viele Soldaten sind gefühllos gemacht und wurden übernommen.

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Other translations for senseless:

  • törichtadj.
  • zwecklosadj.
  • empfindungslosadj.
  • unüberlegtadj.

senseless: Examples and translations in context

The endless, senseless war drove entire villages to the edge of reason.

Der endlose, sinnlose Krieg trieb ganze Dörfer an die Grenze der Vernunft.

In the chaos of war, his inner light still rejected senseless cruelty.

Im Chaos des Krieges lehnte sein inneres Licht sinnlose Grausamkeit weiterhin ab.

The senseless bureaucracy reduced them to despair whenever they sought urgent medical assistance.

Die sinnlose Bürokratie brachte sie zur Verzweiflung, sobald sie dringende medizinische Hilfe suchten.

Many lives were lost in a senseless slaughter that could have been avoided.

Viele Leben gingen bei einem sinnlosen Blutbad verloren, das hätte vermieden werden können.

The motive for this senseless murder is still a complete mystery.

Warum er so sinnlos gemordet hat; ist noch völlig unklar.

Without this in mind, any project would be otherwise senseless.

Ohne dies im Blick zu behalten, wären jegliche Projekte sinnlos.

It is so senseless, one only thinks about the body.

Es ist so sinnlos, man denkt nur an den Körper.

Tyler's tragic, senseless deathwas a turning point for me.

Der tragische, sinnlose Tod von Tylerwar für mich ein Wendepunkt.

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