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Irrationality synonyms

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absurdity
The quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
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  1. The quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
  2. An absurd idea or thing
invalidity
The state of being invalid; lack of validity.
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  1. The state of being invalid; lack of validity.
unreasonableness
(Countable) An unreasonable act
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  1. (Countable) An unreasonable act
  2. (Uncountable) The state of being unreasonable
insanity
(Law) Any form or degree of mental derangement or unsoundness of mind, permanent or temporary, that makes a person incapable of what is regarded legally as normal, rational conduct or judgment
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  1. (Law) Any form or degree of mental derangement or unsoundness of mind, permanent or temporary, that makes a person incapable of what is regarded legally as normal, rational conduct or judgment
  2. Incapacity to form the criminal intent necessary for legal responsibility, as when a mental disorder prevents a person from knowing the difference between right and wrong.
  3. Incapacity because of a mental disorder to participate adequately as a defendant in criminal proceedings or to understand the imposition of a criminal punishment, particularly the death penalty.
idiocy
The state of being an idiot
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  1. The state of being an idiot
  2. A foolish or stupid utterance or deed.
  3. Behavior like that of an idiot; great foolishness or stupidity
illogicalness
The quality of being illogical.
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  1. The quality of being illogical.
unreasonableness
(Uncountable) The state of being unreasonable
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being unreasonable
  2. (Countable) An unreasonable act
Find another word for irrationality. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for irrationality, like: absurdity, illogicality, invalidity, unreasonableness, insanity, idiocy, inconsistency, nonsense, stupidity, illogicality and illogicalness.

Sentence Examples

  • This property is referred to as the "irrationality of dispersion."

  • Moreover the greater depths of the curves (or "curvature powers") in itself neutralize more or less the advantages obtained from the reduced irrationality of dispersion.

  • The general test of irrationality which he established is that, if a l a, a, be an interminate continued fraction, a l, a2,

  • The great abstract ideas (considered directly and not merely in tacit use) which have dominated the science were due to them - namely, ratio, irrationality, continuity, the point, the straight line, the plane.

  • In 1761 he proved the irrationality of 7r; a simpler proof was given somewhat later by Legendre.

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