unreason
Thought without logic
Unreason is the absence or rejection of rational thought.
It names a state where logic and evidence hold no sway: The mob was gripped by unreason.
The word often appears in contexts lamenting irrationality's power over human affairs: an age of unreason, the forces of unreason.
It carries a slightly literary or philosophical tone.
Meaningless words or actions
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
- ridiculousnessQuality of being laughable
senselessness · inanity · folly · foolishness · fatuousness · silliness · zaniness · madness
Absence of organization
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
disarray · tumult · mayhem · havoc · anarchy · upheaval · madness · frenzy
Baseless belief in omens
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- blind faithTrust without requiring proof
willful ignorance · myth · fantasy · paranoia · fanaticism · zealotry · obstinacy · closed-mindedness
Intense emotional drive
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- fearEmotional response to threat
panic · hysteria · frenzy · desperation · obsession · mania · fervor · agitation
Sudden arbitrary desire
- capriceUnpredictable urge or notion
- impetuosityHasty, unthinking action
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- spontaneityActing without forethought
rashness · hastiness · impulsiveness · thoughtlessness · heedlessness · carelessness · precipitousness · hot-headedness
Failure of sound reasoning
- fallacyError in reasoning
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- incoherenceFailure to make sense
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
nonsense
Meaningless words or actions
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
ridiculousness · senselessness · inanity · folly · foolishness · fatuousness · silliness · zaniness · madness · craziness
disorder
Absence of organization
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
confusion · disarray · tumult · mayhem · havoc · anarchy · upheaval · madness · frenzy · derangement
superstition
Baseless belief in omens
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
blind faith · willful ignorance · myth · fantasy · paranoia · fanaticism · zealotry · obstinacy · closed-mindedness · irrationalism
passion
Intense emotional drive
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
fear · panic · hysteria · frenzy · desperation · obsession · mania · fervor · agitation · tempestuousness
whim
Sudden arbitrary desire
- capriceUnpredictable urge or notion
- impetuosityHasty, unthinking action
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
spontaneity · rashness · hastiness · impulsiveness · thoughtlessness · heedlessness · carelessness · precipitousness · hot-headedness · snap judgment
illogicality
Failure of sound reasoning
- fallacyError in reasoning
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- incoherenceFailure to make sense
inconsistency · unsoundness · invalidity · non sequitur · sophistry
- irrationalityillogic, madness, insanity, lunacy, craziness
- unreasonirrationalism, illogic, anti-rationalism, absurdity, madness
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook
- Arbitrarinessrandomness, caprice, whimsy, capriciousness, haphazardness
unreasonreason
Basis or justification
rationality · logic · sense · sanity · reasonableness
unreasoncollectedness
State of calm self-control
composure · equanimity · calm · level-headedness · self-possession
unreasonempiricism
Knowledge through observation
scientific method · critical thinking · evidence-based reasoning · rationalism · logic
- unreasonable searchInvestigation lacking legal authorization
unreasonable, unreasonably, unreasonableness, unreasoning, unreasoned