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un·rea·son
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ʌnˈri
zən
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noun
1.
inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
2.
lack of reason or sanity; madness; confusion; disorder;
chaos
:
a world torn by unreason.
verb (used with object)
3.
to upset or disrupt the reason or sanity of:
The devious plot soon unreasoned the general.
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Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
un-reson.
See
un-
1
,
reason
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unreason
(ʌnˈriːz
ə
n)
—
n
1.
irrationality or madness
2.
something that lacks or is contrary to reason
3.
lack of order; chaos
—
vb
4.
(
tr
) to deprive of reason
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