illogic

adj, noun — 2 senses

illogic

adj

US /ɪˈlɑd͡ʒɪk/

Etymology From il- + logic, after illogical.

1

Synonym of illogical.

  • I think this is a very illogic way of reasoning.1896, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association:
  • 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:
1 more example
  • 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:
Derived terms
illogicity

illogic

noun

Etymology From il- + logic, after illogical.

1

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:

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