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unreasonableness
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Origin
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;
Middle English
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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unreasonable
(ʌnˈriːznəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
immoderate; excessive:
unreasonable demands
2.
refusing to listen to reason
3.
lacking reason or judgment
un'reasonableness
—
n
un'reasonably
—
adv
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Word Origin & History
unreasonable
mid-14c., from
un-
(1) "not" +
reasonable
.
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