illogic

noun

il·​log·​ic (ˌ)i(l)-ˈlä-jik How to pronounce illogic (audio)
: the quality or state of being illogical : illogicality

Examples of illogic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The logic, or illogic, of life was one thing; hockey offered another. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024 The riff has all the hallmarks of a classic Trumpian yarn — full of fabrication, riddled with illogic, defying the laws of physics and, by turns, rambling and hyperbolic, humorous and head-scratching. Ashley Parker, Washington Post, 26 July 2024 There’s an inherent illogic to dreams that maps them nicely onto the structure of a road movie. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 There’s no use in rehashing the network’s illogic or taking it out on current cast members, Doris Burke and JJ Redick, or Hall of Fame play-by-play man Mike Breen. Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for illogic 

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Word History

Etymology

back-formation from illogical

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of illogic was in 1856

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Cite this Entry

“Illogic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illogic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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