Definition of unreasonable Unreasonable

/ʌnɹiˈznʌbʌl/ - [unreeznubul] - un•rea•son•a•ble

We found 6 definitions of unreasonable from 5 different sources.

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What does unreasonable mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

unreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgment
  reasonable, sensible marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy"
  unlogical, illogical lacking in correct logical relation
  immoderate beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
  irrational not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
  reasonableness the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; "he questioned the tenability of my claims"
  counterintuitive contrary to what common sense would suggest
  untenable, indefensible incapable of being justified or explained
  reasonless, senseless, mindless not endowed with the capacity to reason; "a reasonless brute"
unreasonable - beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
  excessive, inordinate, undue
  immoderate beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • unreasonable (a.)
    Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • unreasonable
    Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • unreasonable
    un-rē′zn-a-bl, adj. not agreeable to reason: exceeding the bounds of reason, immoderate: not influenced by reason.—ns. Unrea′son, lack of reason; Unrea′sonableness, the state or quality of being unreasonable: exorbitance.—adv. Unrea′sonably, in an unreasonable manner: excessively.—adjs. Unrea′soned, not argued out; Unrea′soning, not reasoning.—adv. Unrea′soningly.—Abbot of Unreason (see Misrule)

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