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illogic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈlɑd͡ʒɪk/ (US)

Etymology

From il- + logic, after illogical.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of illogical.
    • Because everything started precisely by the influence of that country that practically became our enemy; and it's very illogic that somebody would try to escape by getting into the mouth of the wolf. 2012, Marko Dorantes, Somewhere Somehow, →ISBN, page 131:
    • I think this is a very illogic way of reasoning. 1896, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association:
    • The problem with using dreams as story material is the very illogic nature of them, the juxtaposition of images and actions without regard for the laws of physics, psychology, or anything else. 2015, Deborah J. Ross, Ink Dance: Essays on The Writing Life, →ISBN:

Forms

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more illogic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most illogic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

illogicity

Synonyms

illogical

illogic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈlɑd͡ʒɪk/ (US)

Etymology

From il- + logic, after illogical.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Lack of logic; unreasonableness; a fallacy.
    • And right often have I, the modern, been perturbed and vexed by the foolishness, illogic, obtuseness, and general all-round stupendous stupidity of myself, the primitive. 1907, Jack London, Before Adam
    • Mr Qaddafi, with a characteristic mix of bluntness and illogic, declared that his ideology was ‘theoretically’ a genuine democracy, but in reality, ‘the strong always rule.’ 2011 February 25, “Endgame in Tripoli”, in The Economist:

Forms

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illogics Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

unlogic

Translations (1)

es ilógica (Translations)