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Webster 1913 Edition


Unreason

Un-rea′son

,
Noun.
[Pref.
un-
not +
reason
.]
Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity.
Abbot of Unreason
.
See
Abbot of Misrule
, under
Abbot
.

Un-rea′son

,
Verb.
T.
[1st pref.
un-
+
reason
.]
To undo, disprove, or refute by reasoning.
[Obs.]
To
unreason
the equity of God’s proceedings.
South.

Definition 2024


unreason

unreason

English

Noun

unreason (usually uncountable, plural unreasons)

  1. Lack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality.
  2. Nonsense; folly; absurdity.

Translations

Verb

unreason (third-person singular simple present unreasons, present participle unreasoning, simple past and past participle unreasoned)

  1. (transitive, rare) To prove to be unreasonable; disprove by argument.