unreasonable

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled onreasonable

US /ʌnˈɹiːz.(ə)nə.bl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #9665

Meanings

1

adj
Not fair or sensible; asking for more than is right

It is unreasonable to expect staff to work without breaks.
2

adj
Beyond what is normal or acceptable; excessive

They waited an unreasonable amount of time for their order.

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Synonyms

2 adj · beyond what is normal or... undue

Word family

Derived forms unreasonableness unreasonably

Etymology

From Middle English unresonable, equivalent to un- + reasonable, originally partly after Latin irratiōnābilis.

unresonable Middle English irratiōnābilis Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# unreasonable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈɹiːz.(ə)nə.bl̩/
**Frequency rank:** 9665

## Meanings
1. Not fair or sensible; asking for more than is right
2. Beyond what is normal or acceptable; excessive

## Examples
- It is unreasonable to expect staff to work without breaks.
- They waited an unreasonable amount of time for their order.

## Derived Forms
- unreasonableness
- unreasonably

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: unresonable
- Root: irratiōnābilis

## Etymology
From Middle English unresonable, equivalent to un- + reasonable, originally partly after Latin irratiōnābilis.

## AI Etymology
Unreasonable is from Middle English unresonable, equivalent to un- + reasonable, originally partly after Latin irratiōnābilis. The historical line also includes Middle English unresonable, Latin irratiōnābilis. The surface analysis is Middle English unresonable, equivalent to un- + reasonable, originally partly after Latin irratiōnābilis. In present-day use, it can mean not fair or sensible; asking for more than is right, or beyond what is normal or acceptable; excessive. Derived formations include unreasonableness, unreasonably.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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