adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an irrational fear (= one that is not reasonable )
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He grew up with an irrational fear of insects.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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First, deficit cultures are portrayed as irrational , as based on ignorance.
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I become now as irrational as I was then.
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He argued that it is too simplistic, and indeed ethnocentric, to dismiss such peoples as irrational and unscientific.
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Blaming parents can be as irrational as suggesting that more family time can prevent asthma or diabetes.
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Instead of rejecting religion out of hand as irrational , he enquired about it.
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But, importantly, they can not be ignored nor can they be dismissed easily as irrational fabrications.
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One can argue with Czerny's and Hummel's metronome markings, but on no grounds can they be dismissed as irrational .
■ NOUN
behaviour
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Cognition is to do with the rational domain: logic, reasoning and problem solving uncomplicated by irrational behaviour .
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By implication, other approaches were based on irrational behaviour .
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But Bruce's irrational behaviour spoiled it all.
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In the Cold War irrational behaviour like this acquired a sort of sacred aura.
fear
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She kept repeating to herself that it was an irrational fear , but logic did nothing to quell the lurking terror.
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Even among those not so badly affected, ignorance about radiation produces powerful if sometimes irrational fear .
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If your subject to these irrational fears , then use that fear as a trigger to change your attitude.
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I have an irrational fear that Lucker will blank me.
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It seems that anxious people condition most easily and it is thought that irrational fears are established in this way.
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Again, careful teaching is important as well as loving discussion of these often irrational fears .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His behaviour can be somewhat irrational at times.
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If Dane drinks even a couple of beers, he becomes irrational and even violent.
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Jane's irrational hopes began to rise as she listened to him.
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She struggled to overcome her irrational fear of the dark.
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Vance is becoming increasingly irrational .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A man once famed for his intolerance, xenophobia and irrational rages has become a husk of his former self.
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Fighting hard to prevent such losses is not irrational .
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I knew I was being irrational but I began to fear the worst.
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In retrospect their structure seems irrational with no clear division between territorial and functional responsibilities.
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It was a pathetic gesture on my part, an irrational breach of the wall.
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This never worked, but I did it every time: tried to talk her out of her irrational ways.
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This, you understand, is purely sentimental and wholly irrational .
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Yet although these medical theories were wrong, they weren't altogether irrational .