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unreasoning

[ uhn-ree-zuh-ning ]
/ ʌnˈri zə nɪŋ /
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adjective

not reasoning or exercising reason; reasonless; thoughtless; irrational: an unreasoning fanatic.

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RELATED WORDS

insane, crazy, stupid, incoherent, unreasonable, preposterous, unsound, wrong, ridiculous, absurd, unwise, foolish, aberrant, sympathetic, unjust, biased, sectarian, one-sided, mindless, ill-considered

Nearby words

  1. unrealized,
  2. unreally,
  3. unreason,
  4. unreasonable,
  5. unreasonable behaviour,
  6. unreckonable,
  7. unrecognizable,
  8. unrecognized,
  9. unreconciled,
  10. unreconstructed

Origin of unreasoning

First recorded in 1745–55; un-1 + reasoning
Related formsun·rea·son·ing·ly, adverb

unreason

[ uhn-ree-zuh n ]
/ ʌnˈri zən /

noun

inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
lack of reason or sanity; madness; confusion; disorder; chaos: a world torn by unreason.

verb (used with object)

to upset or disrupt the reason or sanity of: The devious plot soon unreasoned the general.

Origin of unreason

First recorded in 1250–1300, unreason is from the Middle English word un-reson. See un-1, reason
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British Dictionary definitions for unreasoning

unreasoning

/ (ʌnˈriːzənɪŋ) /

adjective

not controlled by reason; irrational
Derived Formsunreasoningly, adverb

unreason

/ (ʌnˈriːzən) /

noun

irrationality or madness
something that lacks or is contrary to reason
lack of order; chaos

verb

(tr) to deprive of reason
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