nonexplanation
nounEtymology From non- + explanation.
1
A supposed explanation that fails to explain.
- Despite her stumbling nonexplanation, Tony began to understand what was in Carson's mind.1996, Peg Sutherland, Queen of the Dixie Drive-In, page 169:
- Instead of clear knowledge of its meaning, this gesture prompts a series of confused nonexplanations.2009, Victoria Wohl, Love among the Ruins, page 207: