illogic

American  

[ih-loj-ik] / ɪˈlɒdʒ ɪk /

noun

1. the state or quality of being illogical; illogicality.

   His speech was full of illogic.

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illogic British  

/ ɪˈlɒdʒɪk /

noun

1. reasoning characterized by lack of logic; illogicality

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Etymology

Origin of illogic

First recorded in 1855–60; il- ² + logic

Example Sentences

The French animation collective Illogic, nominated for an Oscar in 2018 for the animated short “Garden Party,” will direct.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2020

Illogic and cynicism — an alien emotion to me at that age — reigned.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2020

I say several because, in the Insurance Illogic Zone, the venerable Blue Cross and Blue Shield company is not, in layperson’s terms, a company.

From Slate • Sep. 28, 2015

I had entered the Insurance Illogic Zone, another dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity.

From Slate • Sep. 28, 2015

A few seconds of sheer Jabberwocky emerged from the loudspeaker, ending in a chorus of, "Illogic, illogic, illogic...." with the words overlapping.

From The Ambassador by Merwin, Sam