irrational behaviour

collocation in English

meaningsofirrationalandbehaviour

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irrational
adjective
uk
/ɪˈræʃ.ən.əl/us
/ɪˈræʃ.ən.əl/
not using reason or ...
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behaviour
noun
uk
/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us
/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofirrationalandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The second set of constitutional constraints are meant to promote politics by protecting it from various types ofirrationalbehaviour.
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The second section of the paper considers 'irrationalbehaviour' in a form that might be dubbed 'individual failure'.
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Indeed, one side effect, even when the lithium seems to be working, is that it can itself cause mental illness andirrationalbehaviour.
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Hemenway (1988, 4) notes that: 'microeconomic theory normally excludes from consideration not onlyirrationalbehaviourbut also endogenous changes in tastes'.
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This kind of situation can and does account for some people'sirrationalbehaviour.
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There are many forms of rationalisation for what in transport terms isirrationalbehaviour.
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Almost every time wars are started by theirrationalbehaviourof statesmen.
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Of course the law influences behaviour, but it influences rational behaviour a great deal more thanirrationalbehaviour.
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It forces institutions, faced by that type ofirrationalbehaviour, to go in for political in-fighting and to pull weight wherever they can.
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However, if no existing schemata can respond, the result is cognitive paralysis, otherwise exhibitingirrationalbehaviour.
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This isirrationalbehaviour, as the future performance of equity is unrelated to its purchase price.
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The neurotropic activities of the ergot alkaloids may also cause hallucinations and attendantirrationalbehaviour, convulsions, and even death.
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Political leadership is in deficit with suchirrationalbehaviourthat can only harm the poor.
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Economic rationality is not the only motivational force involved in behaviour, and other rationalities justify seemingly irrational behaviours.
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Her lawyers also claimed her mental illness was on display during her trial outbursts and boycotts, and that she was first and foremost the victim of her ownirrationalbehaviour.
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Maier observed that he is unerringly calm and logical and as such represents the voice of the viewer whenirrationalbehaviourthreatens to glibly generate plot.
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