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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Origin of unreasoning

First recorded in 1745–55; un-¹ + reasoning

OTHER WORDS FROM unreasoning

un·rea·son·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby unreasoning

unrealizable, unrealized, unreason, unreasonable, unreasonable behaviour, unreasoning, unreckonable, unrecognizable, unrecognized, unreconstructed, unreconstructible

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How to use unreasoning in a sentence

The specter of this virus fills some of our most stalwart souls with unreasoning dread even when it is no immediate threat.
Ebola Nurses Are As Brave As Soldiers|Michael Daly|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet it's plain that he thinks a little worse of himself for allowing his judgment to overmaster his unreasoning dread.
Guns are Dangerous, Even When Used by Good Men|David Frum|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This unreasoning, feminine obstinacy so wrought upon him that he permitted himself a smile and a lapse into irony and banter.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
That which goes by the names of clairvoyance and spiritualism is based solely upon an unreasoning credulity.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman

But in saying that the essence of morality is unreasoning I do not mean that it is unreasonable.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen
A sort of unreasonable and unreasoning desire that the hour might be marked by something special hovered around her.
Interrupted|Pansy
He understood the unreasoning temper of those who sought dividends without bothering much about details.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day

British Dictionary definitions for unreasoning

unreasoning

/ (ʌnˈriːzənɪŋ) /

adjective

not controlled by reason; irrational

Derived forms of unreasoning

unreasoningly, adverb

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