unreason
Unvernunft, Torheit
Lack of reason or rationalityLack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality.
» Unreason's no threat to reason: interest's the threat.
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2 senses(uncountable, usually)Lack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality.
Unvernunft
(uncountable, usually)Nonsense; folly; absurdity.
Torheit
More definitions
- the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding
Examples
1 sentencesUnreason's no threat to reason: interest's the threat.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
lack of reason:
nonsense, folly:
Origin
From Middle English unreson; equivalent to un- + reason.From Middle English unreson; equivalent to un- + reason.
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Forms
plural: unreasons| Singular | unreason |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding:irrationality
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable