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INCONSEQUENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Invalid or incorrect reasoning
Synonyms:
illogic; illogicality; illogicalness; inconsequence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("inconsequence" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inconsequence"):
invalidity; invalidness (illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having no important effects or influence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("inconsequence" is a kind of...):
insignificance (the quality of having little or no significance)
Antonym:
consequence (having important effects or influence)
Derivation:
inconsequent (lacking worth or importance)
