illogic

noun

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

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The illogic of dreams is not a riddle to be solved but a noise that can reveal the meaningful signal. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 The same illogic leads the progressive Left to equate Israel’s defense against Hamas terrorists with the October 7 atrocities, and to draw false equivalences between Daniel Penny’s intervention on a subway and Mangione’s premeditated execution. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for illogic 

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 29 Jan. 2025.

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