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irreflection, -flexion|ɪrɪˈflɛkʃən| [ir-2: perh. after F. irréflexion (1835 in Dict. Acad.).] Want of reflection; unreflecting action or conduct.
1861Maine Anc. Law ix. (1876) 328 So meagre a protection against haste and irreflection. 1891H. Jones Browning as Teacher 46 They must reap the harvest of their irreflection. 1894Westm. Gaz. 20 Dec. 2/2 He develops the principle that a masterly habit of ‘irreflexion’ is really the literary artist's highest virtue. |