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un·rea·son·a·ble

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–adjective

1.	not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.

2.	not in accordance with practical realities, as attitude or behavior; inappropriate: His Bohemianism was an unreasonable way of life for one so rich.

3.	excessive, immoderate, or exorbitant; unconscionable: an unreasonable price; unreasonable demands.

4.	not having the faculty of reason.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME unresonabel. See un-¹, reasonable

]

—Related forms

un·rea·son·a·ble·ness, noun

un·rea·son·a·bly, adverb

—Synonyms 1, 2. senseless, foolish, silly. 2. preposterous, absurd, stupid, nonsensical. 3. extravagant.

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un·rea·son·a·ble Audio Help (ŭn-rē'zə-nə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Not governed by reason: an unreasonable attitude.
Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate: unreasonable demands. See Synonyms at excessive.

un·rea'son·a·ble·ness n., un·rea'son·a·bly adv.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
unreasonable

c.1340, from un- (1) "not" + reasonable.

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unreasonable
adjective
1.	not reasonable; not showing good judgment [ant: reasonable]
2.	beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: excessive]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
unreasonable1 [anˈriːzənəbl] adjective

not guided by good sense or reason
Example: It is unreasonable to expect children to work so hard.

Arabic:	غَيْر مَعقول
Chinese (Simplified):	不合理的
Chinese (Traditional):	不合理的
Czech:	nerozumný
Danish:	urimelig
Dutch:	onredelijk
Estonian:	ebamõistlik
Finnish:	järjetön
French:	déraisonnable
German:	unvernünftig
Greek:	παράλογος
Hungarian:	ésszerűtlen
Icelandic:	óskynsamlegur

Italian:	irragionevole, assurdo
Japanese:	無理な
Latvian:	nesaprātīgs
Lithuanian:	neišmintingas, neprotingas
Norwegian:	urimelig, ufornuftig
Polish:	niedorzeczny
Portuguese (Portugal):	despropositado
Russian:	не(благо)разумный
Slovak:	nerozumný
Slovenian:	nespameten
Spanish:	irrazonable, poco razonable
Swedish:	oförnuftig
Turkish:	mantıksız

unreasonable2 [anˈriːzənəbl] adjective

excessive, or too great
Example: That butcher charges unreasonable prices.

Arabic:	مُبالَغ، كَثير جِدا
Chinese (Simplified):	过分的
Chinese (Traditional):	過分的
Czech:	přemrštěný
Danish:	urimelig
Dutch:	buitensporig
Estonian:	pöörane
Finnish:	kohtuuton
French:	excessif
German:	übermäßig
Greek:	υπερβολικός, εξωφρενικός
Hungarian:	túságosan magas
Icelandic:	óhóflegur

Italian:	irragionevole, eccessivo
Japanese:	法外な
Latvian:	pārmērīgs
Lithuanian:	pernelyg didelis
Norwegian:	urimelig, overdreven
Polish:	wygórowany
Portuguese (Portugal):	excessivo
Russian:	завышенный
Slovak:	prehnaný
Slovenian:	pretiran
Spanish:	excesivo
Swedish:	oskälig, orimlig
Turkish:	aşırı

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: un·rea·son·able
Function: adjective
: not reasonable : beyond what can be accepted: as a : clearly inappropriate, excessive, or harmful in degree or kind <an unreasonable delay> <an unreasonable restraint of trade> b : lacking justification in fact or circumstance <an unreasonable inference>; especially : IRRATIONAL b <the agency decision was unreasonable> c : not supported by a warrant or by a valid exception to a warrant requirement (as when there is reasonable suspicion) and therefore unconstitutional <the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated —U.S. Constitution amendment IV> —see also SEARCH, SEIZURE —un·rea·son·able·ness noun —un·rea·son·ably adverb

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