παραλογίζομαι

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰλογῐ́ζομαι (cheat; reason falsely).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.loˈʝi.zo.me/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧λο‧γί‧ζο‧μαι

Verb[edit]

παραλογίζομαι (paralogízomai) deponent (past παραλογίστηκα) found chiefly in the present and imperfect tenses

  1. to be out of one's mind, lose one's mind (lose all sense of logic)
    Μην τον ακούς, παραλογίζεται λόγω θλίψης.
    Min ton akoús, paralogízetai lógo thlípsis.
    Don't listen to him, he’s out of his mind due to grief.
  2. to rant, rave, talk through one's hat (to invent or fabricate facts)
    Παραλογίζεσαι μ’ αυτά που λες, δεν το καταλάβαινες;
    Paralogízesai m’ aftá pou les, den to katalávaines?
    You're talking through your hat, can't you understand it?

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