unreasoning C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ənˈriːznɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #100147 Meanings 1 adj Lacking or without reason. When we consider the enormous amount of suffering and disease, both of mind and body, arising from the sex-suppression of which I have just spoken, especially among women, we see that mere unreasoning taboos - which possibly had their place and use in the past - can be tolerated no longer. 2 adj not based on reason or evidence Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · not based on reason or... blind Common collocations unreasoning panic Adjective + noun Etymology From un- + reasoning. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unreasoning **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ənˈriːznɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 100147 ## Meanings 1. Lacking or without reason. 2. not based on reason or evidence ## Examples - When we consider the enormous amount of suffering and disease, both of mind and body, arising from the sex-suppression of which I have just spoken, especially among women, we see that mere unreasoning taboos - which possibly had their place and use in the past - can be tolerated no longer. ## Etymology From un- + reasoning. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown