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The death penalty issue is obviously a divisive one. But whether one is for or against, you can not deny the basic illogic - if we know the system is flawed, if we know there are innocent people on Death Row, then until the system is reformed, should we not abandon the death penalty to protect those who are innocent?
Richard LaGravenese

Meaning of "illogic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ILLOGIC

illogic  [ɪˈlɒdʒɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILLOGIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Illogic is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ILLOGIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Illogic

Jawhar Glass, better known by his stage name Illogic, is an American indie hip hop artist from Columbus, Ohio. He has collaborated with many artists—particularly Blueprint, who has produced three of his albums, but also Aesop Rock, Vast Aire, Eyedea, Slug and other MCs. His style has been described as having "a classically metered flow" with "deep lyrics and poetic verses."...

Definition of illogic in the English dictionary

The definition of illogic in the dictionary is reasoning characterized by lack of logic; illogicality.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILLOGIC


biologic
ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk
cryptologic
ˌkrɪptəˈlɒdʒɪk
cytologic
ˌsaɪtəʊˈlɒdʒɪk
dermatologic
ˌdɜːmətəˈlɒdʒɪk
ecologic
ˌiːkəʊˈlɒdʒɪk
epidemiologic
ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪəˈlɒdʒɪk
geologic
ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪk
hematologic
ˌhiːmətəˈlɒdʒɪk
histologic
ˌhɪstəˈlɒdʒɪk
histopathologic
ˌhɪstəʊˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪk
hydrologic
ˌhaɪdrəˈlɒdʒɪk
immunologic
ˌɪmjʊnəˈlɒdʒɪk
logic
ˈlɒdʒɪk
morphologic
ˌmɔːfəˈlɒdʒɪk
pathologic
pæθəˈlɒdʒɪk
pharmacologic
ˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪk
physiologic
ˌfɪzɪəˈlɒdʒɪk
psychologic
ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪk
urologic
ˌjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪk
virologic
ˌvaɪrəˈlɒdʒɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILLOGIC

illiquid
illite
illiteracy
illiterate
illiterately
illiterateness
illness
illocution
illocutionary
illocutionary act
illogical
illogicality
illogically
illogicalness
ills
illude
illume
illuminable
illuminance
illuminant

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILLOGIC

aerologic
analogic
bacteriologic
chronologic
etiologic
formal logic
fuzzy logic
genealogic
gynecologic
ideologic
lithologic
meteorologic
microbiologic
modal logic
ophthalmologic
pedagogic
philologic
serologic
symbolic logic
toxicologic
zoologic

Synonyms and antonyms of illogic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «illogic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILLOGIC

Find out the translation of illogic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of illogic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «illogic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不合逻辑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falta de lógica
570 millions of speakers

English

illogic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

illogic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المنطق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нелогичность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

illogic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

illogic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

illogisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak logik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unlogik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

没論理
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비논리적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Illogic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

illogic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

illogic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनौपचारिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

illogic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

illogicità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nielogiczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нелогічність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ilogic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράλογο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

illogic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

illogic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

illogic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of illogic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLOGIC»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLOGIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about illogic

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2 QUOTES WITH «ILLOGIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word illogic.
1
Paul Johnson
In all its myriad manifestations, the language of anti-Semitism through the ages is a dictionary of non-sequiturs and antonyms, a thesaurus of illogic and inconsistency.
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Richard LaGravenese
The death penalty issue is obviously a divisive one. But whether one is for or against, you can not deny the basic illogic - if we know the system is flawed, if we know there are innocent people on Death Row, then until the system is reformed, should we not abandon the death penalty to protect those who are innocent?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLOGIC»

Discover the use of illogic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to illogic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Buddhist Illogic: A Critical Analysis of Nagarjuna's Arguments
He considers this the way to verbalize and justify the Buddhist doctrine of “emptiness” (Shunyata). The present essay demonstrates the many sophistries involved in Nagarjuna’s arguments.
Avi Sion, 2002
2
Brain Candy: Science, Paradoxes, Puzzles, Logic, and Illogic ...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Garth Sundem, 2010
3
'Mixed Race' Studies: A Reader
Paul. R. Spickard. THE. ILLOGIC. OF. AMERICAN. RACIAL. CATEGORIES. From M.P.P. Root (ed.) Racially Mixed People of America (1992). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, pp. 18-23. Race. as. a. social. category. RACE, THEN, IS PRIMARILY A ...
Jayne O. Ifekwunigwe, 2004
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The Future of International Relations: Perceptions of ...
Robert Jervis, The Illogic ofAmerican Nuclear Strategy, Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 1984, 11. Robert Jervis, “Why Nuclear Superiority Doesn't Matter,” Political Science Quarterly 94:4, 1979/1980. 1 2 3 4 5 Jervis, Illogic, 13. 6 Ibid., 73—4.
James W. Davis, 2013
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Psychology, Strategy and Conflict: Perceptions of Insecurity ...
Robert Jervis, The Illogic ofAmerican Nuclear Strategy, Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 1984, 11. Robert Jervis, “Why Nuclear Superiority Doesn't Matter,” Political Science Quarterly 94:4, 1979/1980. 1 2 3 4 5 Jervis, Illogic, 13. 6 Ibid., 73—4.
James W. Davis, 2012
6
The Illogic of Unbelief
This book concerns unbelief as illogical in light of biblical revelation.
Spencer R. Ledbetter, 2009
7
Illogic Albums: Write to Death, Celestial Clockwork, ...
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated.
LLC Books, 2010
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Ontology of Prejudice
2 The Illogic of Prejudice What is the illogical drive that fuels prejudice? Having its foundation in narcissism, prejudice is a particular mode of self-orientation that becomes organized within personality and expressed in innumerable forms with  ...
Jon Mills, Janusz A. Polanowski, 1997
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China and Charles Darwin
Man was engaged in a civil war, his intellect against his appetites; and so man's " better half" was also at war with the cosmic process, the general that had trained man's baser, basic self. There was illogic in Huxley's position, the illogic, fully ...
James Reeve Pusey, 1983
10
Zen Judaism
6. Judaic. illogic. I wrote a book called Judaic Logic over a decade ago. I named it so because Judaism does naturally involve much formally valid logical thought (like the a fortiori argument), and its rabbinical defenders do have a propensity to  ...
Avi Sion, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLOGIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term illogic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greece's Surrender: A Return to 1919, or to 1905? - The New Yorker
For all of their U-turns and failures, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his colleagues did succeed in highlighting the illogic of endless ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
2
Movie Review: 'Ant-Man' - ScienceFiction.com
A tiny person with tiny powers would be uninteresting, so the other piece of illogic is that by shrinking down, it actually makes the wearer ... «Science Fiction, Jul 15»
3
Qatar, Turkey invited to opening of new Suez Canal: FM Shoukry …
The inauguration of the new Suez Canal is an event related to international commerce and it is illogic to only invite specific countries to the ... «Ahram Online, Jul 15»
4
Woody Allen's Waning Wisdom
... absurdist discourse on the subject of cockeyed philosophy offers, among other things, surface opinions about impotence, the illogic of ethics, ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
5
In Defense Of Atticus Finch
She told first and best the story of racism's evil and illogic, and that point and its wonderful making should not be clouded by confusion over this ... «WHAM, Jul 15»
6
Logic out as gay marriage debate goes back to the future
As for Perrottet's populate-or-perishism, its illogic and its ugliness are all tied up in a smug little bundle with its frantic yearning for control. «WA today, Jul 15»
7
Take Back Tompkins Square Park. And New York City.
... on East 30th Street in Manhattan—irrespective of where they are—speaks volumes about the bureaucracy and illogic in a broken system. «New York Observer, Jul 15»
8
Christian college's rights violated
With glaring illogic, the court said being ineligible for a position at TWU law school would make it more difficult for gay students to gain access ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
9
Tom Mulcair's incoherent farm policy | Financial Post
Mulcair either does or does not understand the illogic of his supply management policy. If he does, he is pandering pointlessly to a voter bloc ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»
10
Trevor Noah proves he's primed for 'Daily Show' gig
Musings on everyday life seamlessly dovetailed with his larger themes, such as his joke about the illogic of speed-limit signs: “I went 55 [mph], ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

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