unreason
IPA: ʌnrˈizʌn
noun
- Lack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality.
- Nonsense; folly; absurdity.
verb
- (transitive, rare) To prove to be unreasonable; disprove by argument.
- (rare) To apply false logic or think without logic.
- (rare) To make unreasonable; to deprive of reason.
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Examples of "unreason" in Sentences
- The argument is not unreasonable.
- The length of the block is unreasonable.
- The reason you are so obstinate is unreasonable.
- Reasonable is the exact opposite of unreasonable.
- The objection about the eyes is patently unreasonable.
- Is it unreasonable to include it in the topics of discussion
- At the same time, several of the demands seemed unreasonable.
- For in the postmodern age of unreason, that is all that matters.
- The appellee argued that this was unreasonable and discriminatory.
- And anomalies accustom the mind to the idea of unreason and untruth.
- Given the suspiciousness of the account, that should not be unreasonable.
- I think that it is unreasonable to dispute the neutrality of the article.
- Or again, the term unreason is sometimes used rather more reasonably; for a sort of loose or elliptical statement, which is at least illogical in form.
- Act then, my child, in conformity with justice and duty, regardless of any ulterior object, without considering whether your action will bring you pleasure or pain, without fear of the judgment of men or the envy of the gods, and you will win that peace of mind which distinguishes the wise from the unwise, and may be happy even in adverse circumstances; for the only real evil is the dominion of wickedness, that is to say the unreason which rebels against nature, and the only true happiness consists in the possession of virtue.