illogicality

noun

Definition of illogicalitynext
as in absurdity

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  1. absurdity
  2. paradox
  3. incongruity
  4. irony
  5. contradiction
  6. peculiarity
  7. dichotomy
Noun
  • An absurdity, really—his third time trying to cross the border and his third time nearly dying to achieve it.
    Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
  • As the comedian discussed the loopholes Trump’s administration could take to bypass the Senate confirmation and install his cabinet, Stewart pointed out the absurdity of his selections, predicting Hulk Hogan could be next.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of absurdity
Noun
  • That Russia can maintain its forward momentum on the battlefield despite catastrophic losses is one of the great paradoxes of the wider war.
    David Axe, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The findings lead Renner to suspect that quantum reference frames might help resolve some of the weird paradoxes that arise in quantum thought experiments.
    Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of paradox
Noun
  • The incongruity between Tropicana’s decent home run but low fly ball park factor is nothing new.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The contrasts didn’t hit him all at once, but more slowly — an accumulation of incongruities that built up over time.
    Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of incongruity
Noun
  • The irony of Moreno leap-frogging his freshman colleagues is not lost on him, either.
    David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
  • And the irony is, indigenous communities that want to go home and protect their forests produce better carbon stats than the technocrats.
    Nemonte Nenquimo, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of irony
Noun
  • Their divergent paths mirror the contradictions in Iranian society of the late 20th century.
    The Know, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Navajo soldier Ralph Anderson sent a letter to tribal leaders in 1943 with this exact contradiction on his mind.
    Ashawnta Jackson, JSTOR Daily, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of contradiction
Noun
  • Photo: Wilson Webb/Weinstein Company/Everett Collection Blame it on the peculiarities of awards season that Blanchett was considered the lead in this exquisite romantic drama while Rooney Mara, who’s actually the main character, was slotted as the supporting role.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Sometimes explorations of the unknown cross not into a strange land but into the peculiarities of the human mind.
    The Week US, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of peculiarity
Noun
  • In essence, facing Barcelona is a dichotomy running through much of the top-level game in Spain—to find answers elsewhere or to promote talent from within.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • His instincts were spot on, as over the course of the next several months to a year, his collaboration with Eastwood indeed strengthened his script in stylish ways, deepening the characters’ dichotomies considerably.
    Tomris Laffly, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of dichotomy
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