unreasoning

C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ənˈriːznɪŋ/
adj Freq #100147

Meanings

  1. 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. 2
    adj

    not based on reason or evidence

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Synonyms
2 adj · not based on reason or... blind

Etymology

From un- + reasoning.

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