unreason (noun)

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• unreason — ► NOUN ▪ irrationality; lack of reasonable thought. DERIVATIVES unreasoned adjective …   English terms dictionary

• unreason — noun Date: 1827 the absence of reason or sanity ; irrationality, madness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• unreason — noun inability to think rationally …   English new terms dictionary

• unreason — 1. noun a) Lack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality. b) Nonsense; folly; absurdity. 2. verb …   Wiktionary

• unreason — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The absence of reason: illogicality, illogicalness, irrationality, unreasonableness. See REASON …   English dictionary for students

• unreason — /ʌnˈrizən/ (say un reezuhn) noun 1. lack of reason; inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly. 2. that which is devoid of or contrary to reason …  

• abbot of unreason — Usage: usually capitalized A&U Etymology: Middle English abbot of unresoun : an elected leader in old Scottish popular revels compare lord of misrule * * * abbot of unreason noun A lord of misrule or mock abbot in medieval revels • • • Main Entry …   Useful english dictionary

• unreasoned — unreason ► NOUN ▪ irrationality; lack of reasonable thought. DERIVATIVES unreasoned adjective …   English terms dictionary

• REASON — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index reason noun argument, assumption, calculation, deduction, logic, reason, sense adjective logical (2), sane, sound2 verb …   English dictionary for students

• insanity — noun relatively permanent disorder of the mind (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑sanity • Derivationally related forms: ↑insane • Hypernyms: ↑mental illness, ↑mental disease, ↑psychopathy …   Useful english dictionary

• irrationality — noun the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding • Syn: ↑unreason • Derivationally related forms: ↑irrational • Hypernyms: ↑insanity …   Useful english dictionary