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 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 Our former trust in De Niro’s great artistry was based in his sensitivity — including the insanity, illogic, and meanness that is difficult to countenance in politicians who have gone over to the dark side out of greed and power-madness. Armond White, National Review, 5 June 2024 What lies behind the absence of a constructive Israeli national security agenda, however, is neither illogic nor confusion but rather a belief that there are currently no solutions to the challenges the country faces and that seeking quick fixes to intractable problems is dangerously naive. Natan Sachs, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015 The ridiculousness of its most gory scene, the overuse of jump scares and the increasing illogic of the plot play a lot better when the movie doesn’t take itself too seriously. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 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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“Illogic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illogic. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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