alogism

/AE1 L AH0 JH IH0 Z AH0 M/
noun
  1. 1

    Irrationality; the rejection of logical thinking as a means of approaching truth.

  2. 2

    An irrational statement or line of argument; a logical error.

  3. 3

    An inconsistency or arbitrary situation that follows no logical pattern.

  4. 4

    (art) An early 20th century movement in painting and writing, emerging from the Russian avant-garde, which made use of antirational or nonsensical elements.

  5. 5

    (art) An absurd or nonsensical element deliberately added to a work that belongs to the alogism movement.