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illogical | contradiction |

As an adjective illogical

is contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

As a noun contradiction is

(uncountable) the act of contradicting.

illogical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
    • She gave me an illogical reply and left me standing there feeling confused.

    Derived terms

    * illogicality * illogically * illogicalness

    Synonyms

    * absurd * irrational * unreasoning * unsound

    Antonyms

    * logical

    See also

    * illogic

    contradiction

    English

    (wikipedia contradiction)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of contradicting.
    • His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
  • (countable) A statement that contradicts itself.
    • There is a contradiction in what you say - she can't be both married and single.
  • (countable) a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions
    • Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.
  • (logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.

    • Synonyms

    * (proposition that is false for all values of its variables)

    Antonyms

    * (proposition that is false for all values of its variables) tautology

    Coordinate terms

    * (proposition that is false for all values of its variables) contingency, tautology

    Related terms

    * contradict * contradictory