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irrationally

[ ih-rash-uh-nl-ee, -rash-nl- ]

adverb

  1. in a way that is contrary to reason or is not sensible; illogically:

    In firing a highly competent CEO without cause, the Board acted unlawfully, unreasonably, and irrationally.

    Stick to your simple calculation and logic, even when markets are behaving irrationally.

  2. in a way that is driven by impulse or instinct rather than reason; without having or being able to use the faculty of reason:

    When a reporter started poking around, the suspect began acting irrationally and took off like a wild animal.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of irrationally1

First recorded in 1640–50; irrational ( def ) + -ly ( def )
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He's abandoning Ukraine, which he irrationally hates, probably because he associates it with his humiliating first impeachment.

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I can sometimes get irrationally upset by movies with an incredible premise that is poorly executed.

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Daniel Kahnemann suggested that, on the contrary, they often act irrationally, based on instinct.

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Because baseball fandom is built on this — on over-analysis; on mornings spent sifting box scores, comparing and irrationally concluding.

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A few days before these shootings, I was setting up for a journalism event in the Central District and heard what I first irrationally thought were a flurry of fireworks.

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