illogicality

noun

Definition of illogicalitynext
as in absurdity

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  1. absurdity
  2. ludicrousness
  3. ridiculousness
  4. paradox
  5. incongruity
  6. irony
  7. contradiction
  8. peculiarity
Noun
  • Early on, Sakurai exploits the inherent absurdity of telling a story populated by so many ludicrous characters.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike Gregor Samsa who is confined to his room after transforming into a huge insect, the protagonist still has to go to work, a dark and bleak absurdity that lays bare the alienation, isolation, and hypocrisy of modern life.
    — Deadline, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of absurdity
Noun
  • How much funnier Shakespeare’s motley crew can be when we’re allowed to discover the variety of eccentricity and ludicrousness on display for ourselves.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Well, the Premier League table is definitely worth looking at, if only to marvel at its ludicrousness.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of ludicrousness
Noun
  • Still, despite Kristin’s injury and Rob’s ridiculousness, the tribe wants to vote Eric.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • There are plenty of inconceivable exploits in the final season of Outer Banks, in ranging degrees of ridiculousness.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ridiculousness
Noun
  • The industry paradox is that the complexity and speed of this new breed of attack, combined with the scarcity of security talent, are leading some organizations to solely rely on AI automation.
    — Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Again, this could be an interesting paradox to dig into for comedy, but Gillis simply doesn’t seem to want to, sticking to the same self-denigrating fat jokes he’s always trotted out.
    — Charu Sinha, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of paradox
Noun
  • Both shows attempted to offer a perspective on authentic Italian style, with Milan's incongruities as an underlying theme.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Listeners seemed to delight in the incongruity—a semipopular rapper suddenly sounded nothing like himself.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of incongruity
Noun
  • His method is often to approach cultural or political phenomena, progressive or reactionary, with a mix of Gen X irony and sincere moralism which, by degrees, subtly shifts the frame of the discourse to the right.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • There is some irony in this, given that LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of irony
Noun
  • The film explores the contradictions of a Bulgarian town pulled into Europe’s shifting geopolitical order, where arms production for Ukraine’s frontlines collides with enduring ties to Russia, personal convictions, and the everyday need to survive.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • All these contradictions are evident in Fujairah’s boom, where its geographic blessing offers no immunity from conflict.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of contradiction
Noun
  • Premium formats are creating a delta there, which addresses a peculiarity of this — uniform pricing.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • By contrast, modern proponents of the existence of a ninth planet focus their searches further out, looking instead to orbital peculiarities in smaller objects that occupy the distant reaches of the solar system.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of peculiarity
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