Irrational

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Pronunciation: /ɪˈræʃənl/

Definitions of irrational

noun a person who is not logical or reasonable

Example Sentences

A1 I don't understand why she is so irrational sometimes.

A2 His fear of spiders is completely irrational.

B1 The decision to invest all his money in that risky venture seemed irrational.

B2 Her irrational behavior during the meeting caused some concern among the team.

C1 The scientist's irrational belief in his own theories led to his downfall.

C2 The politician's irrational decisions cost him the election.

adjective not logical or reasonable

Example Sentences

A1 Some people have irrational fears of spiders.

A2 She made an irrational decision based on emotion rather than logic.

B1 His irrational behavior caused confusion among his colleagues.

B2 The belief in superstitions is often considered irrational by skeptics.

C1 The jury found the defendant's actions to be irrational and illogical.

C2 Despite evidence to the contrary, she clung to her irrational beliefs.

Examples of irrational in a Sentence

formal His fear of flying was completely irrational, as statistics show it is one of the safest modes of transportation.

informal Irrational fears can really hold you back from trying new things.

slang Stop being so irrational, dude. There's no need to freak out over a little spider.

figurative Her irrational decision to quit her job without having another one lined up left her in a difficult situation.

Grammatical Forms of irrational

past tense

irrationalized

plural

irrationals

comparative

more irrational

superlative

most irrational

present tense

irrationalize

future tense

will be irrational

perfect tense

have irrationalized

continuous tense

is being irrational

singular

irrational

positive degree

irrational

infinitive

to be irrational

gerund

irrationalizing

participle

irrationalized

Origin and Evolution of irrational

First Known Use: 0015 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'irrational' originated from the Latin word 'irrationalis', which is a combination of 'in-' meaning 'not' and 'rationalis' meaning 'reasonable'.
Evolution of the word: The word 'irrational' has retained its original meaning of 'not reasonable' but has also come to be used in a mathematical context to describe numbers that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers.