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Meanings of irrationality in inglês

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The state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding.

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        Action or opinion given through inadequate use of reason, or through emotional distress or cognitive deficiency.

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              Examples for "rationality"
              Examples for "rationality"
              1
              I think myself fortunate above all; that I've retained rationality and judgment.
              The Irish Times
              2
              And his response showed no less contempt for the laws of rationality.
              News.com.au
              3
              When he did not get one, he continued, 'We both value rationality.
              Solar
              4
              This environment is hostile to my emotion-based routines; it corrodes my rationality.
              The evolutionary void
              5
              There may well be intense consciousness in the total absence of rationality.
              The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress
              Usage of irrationality in inglês
              1
              Building the future around one's own vision requires a bit of irrationality.
              Wired
              2
              Where Geertz saw dispirited, tradition-bound irrationality among villagers, Dunham saw potential vitality.
              The bridge: the life and rise of barack obama
              3
              Unlike people with their troublesome emotions and irrationality, numbers obeyed strict rules.
              The preacher
              4
              The film is fearless about its exploration of the irrationality of love.
              Wired
              5
              But machines could not hope to encompass all the irrationality of Man.
              Mezzerow Loves Company
              6
              But more clues can be found in the extensive literature on irrationality.
              Bad science
              7
              And I succumb to irrationality, as rational persons invariably end by doing.
              The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)
              8
              This went far beyond anything he had ever seen for sheer chaotic irrationality.
              The dog said bow-wow
              9
              We constantly draw on irrationality, whether we know it or not.
              Reach for Infinity
              10
              The irrationality of my position has become more difficult to reconcile.
              Raising Stony Mayhall
              11
              I remembered a certain interesting irrationality of his, and tried to probe it.
              The Gods Themselves
              12
              But neither of these two features adds up to genuine irrationality.
              Economics Without Illusions
              13
              A little bit of exuberance, without tipping over into irrationality, perhaps.
              The Guardian
              14
              I'll warn the boys, she told herself in a fit of sudden irrationality.
              Sons of the Oak
              15
              But this was a wild and baseless dream, whose irrationality I quickly recognized.
              McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896
              16
              Between irrationality and coarseness of mind there is an enormous distinction.'
              Born in Exile
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