nonrational
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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It’s the most universal medium, abstract medium, that is a metaphor for those mystical experiences, because experiences are nonrational, and they’re timeless.
From Los Angeles Times
“Shattered Glass” dramatizes the disturbingly nonrational basis of belief.
From Washington Post
“Multiple dimensions can interact and cause nonrational decisions, where you are given two options and you actually take the lesser one,” Dr. Winter said.
From New York Times
Modern rulers, by contrast, are supposed to be emotionally detached; they work within a network of laws and systems designed to eliminate nonrational considerations like love and hatred.
From The New Yorker
If the market goes up, the nonrational part of our brain hears the noise of that higher number and thinks, “Oh, that’s a signal to buy.”
From New York Times
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