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irrationality

[ ih-rash-uh-nal-i-tee ]

/ ɪˌræʃ əˈnæl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural ir·ra·tion·al·i·ties for 2.

the quality or condition of being irrational.

an irrational, illogical, or absurd action, thought, etc.

Origin of irrationality

First recorded in 1560–70; irrational + -ity

Words nearby irrationality

irradiation, irradicable, irrational, irrational number, irrationalism, irrationality, irrationalize, irrawaddy, irreal, irrebuttable, irreclaimable

Example sentences from the Web for irrationality

After all, doing so would make them complicit in irrationality, which is against their religion.

In Florida, ’Tis The Season for Satan |Jay Michaelson |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There is an honorable dimension to daring rooted in vanity, to reckless boldness, to irrationality in the service of an ideal.

Why There Will Always Be Weiners |Lee Siegel |June 17, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Reality television has never been tame, but aggression, irrationality, and even violence is on the increase.

Reality TV's Violent Turn |Andy Dehnart |November 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The act itself is grounded in irrationality, so it often defies rational explanations.

What Haunted Freddie's CFO? |Charlie Gasparino |April 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

Ignorance is a lack of information, not a genetic defect or a “cultural style;” and irrationality should be fought at every step.

A Great Black Actor Goes Loco |Stanley Crouch |April 10, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
This property is referred to as the “irrationality of dispersion.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 |Various
The mere enunciation of the problem is, therefore, an irrationality.

Tragic Sense Of Life |Miguel de Unamuno
In 1761 he proved the irrationality of π; a simpler proof was given somewhat later by Legendre.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1 |Various
Up to now he had thought that he could help it—and would, if he were faced with theories and irrationality.

Mrs. Maxon Protests |Anthony Hope
Pyrrhonism accepts the irrationality and revels in its dialectic elaboration.

Essays in Radical Empiricism |William James

British Dictionary definitions for irrationality

irrationality

irrationalism

/ (ɪˌræʃəˈnælɪtɪ) /

noun

the state or quality of being irrational

irrational thought, action, or behaviour