as in unreasonable
not using or following good reasoning
it's irrational to think that you can continue to consume an excess of calories and not gain weight
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There’s something invisible and irrational about opera.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
The Trust Paradox Organizations, too, have an irrational relationship with digital security.
—Christophe Van De Weyer, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The bottom line Markets, for the most part, are irrational creatures.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Is it based on an irrational fear or actual occurrence — or even a stunt gone wrong?
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
The Trust Paradox Organizations, too, have an irrational relationship with digital security.
—Christophe Van De Weyer, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The bottom line Markets, for the most part, are irrational creatures.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Is it based on an irrational fear or actual occurrence — or even a stunt gone wrong?
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Irrational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrational. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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