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unreasonable

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un·rea·son·a·ble  (n-rz-n-bl)
adj.
1. Not governed by reason: an unreasonable attitude.
2. Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate: unreasonable demands. See Synonyms at excessive.

un·reason·a·ble·ness n.
un·reason·a·bly adv.

unreasonable [ʌnˈriːznəbəl]
adj
1. immoderate; excessive unreasonable demands
2. refusing to listen to reason
3. lacking reason or judgment
unreasonableness  n
unreasonably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unreasonableunreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgment
illogical, unlogical - lacking in correct logical relation
immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
irrational - not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
reasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
2.unreasonableunreasonable - beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

unreasonable
adjective
1. biased, arbitrary, irrational, illogical, blinkered, opinionated, headstrong The strikers were being unreasonable in their demands.
biased flexible, open-minded, fair-minded
2. excessive, steep (informal), exorbitant, unfair, absurd, extravagant, unjust, too great, undue, preposterous, unwarranted, far-fetched, extortionate, uncalled-for, immoderate unreasonable increases in the price of petrol
excessive fair, reasonable, moderate, just, justified, warranted, temperate
Translations
unreasonable [ʌnˈriːznəbl] ADJ [person, behaviour] → irrazonable, poco razonable; [price, amount] → excesivo
he was most unreasonable about itreaccionó en forma irracional
I think her attitude is unreasonablecreo que su actitud es poco razonable

unreasonable [ʌnˈriːzənəbəl] adj
[person, attitude, behaviour] → qui n'est pas raisonnable, déraisonnable
Her attitude was completely unreasonable → Son attitude n'était pas du tout raisonnable.
it is unreasonable to expect that ... → on ne peut pas raisonnablement s'attendre à ce que ...
it is not unreasonable → il est raisonnable
it is not unreasonable that ... → il est logique que ... + subj
it is not unreasonable to ... → on est en droit de ..., on peut légitimement ...
(= excessive) [request, price] → excessif/ive
to make unreasonable demands on sb → trop exiger de qn

unreasonable
adj demand, price etcunzumutbar, übertrieben; requestunzumutbar; expectationsübertrieben; personuneinsichtig; (= showing lack of sense)unvernünftig; to be unreasonable about something (= not be understanding)kein Verständnis für etw zeigen; (= be overdemanding)in Bezug auf etw (acc)zu viel verlangen; it is unreasonable to …es ist zu viel verlangt, zu …; it is unreasonable to blame heres ist nicht gerechtfertigt, ihr die Schuld zu geben; it is unreasonable to expect children to keep quietman kann doch von Kindern nicht verlangen, ruhig zu sein; that’s not unreasonable, is it?das ist doch nicht zu viel verlangt, oder?; you are being very unreasonable!das ist wirklich zu viel verlangt!; look, don’t be unreasonable, it is 100 milesnun mach mal einen Punkt or nun sei mal vernünftig, es sind immerhin 100 Meilen; an unreasonable length of timeübermäßig or übertrieben lange; at this unreasonable hourzu dieser unzumutbaren Zeit

unreasonable [ʌnˈriːznəbl] adj (person, idea, behaviour) → irragionevole; (price, time) → irragionevole, assurdo/a
it is unreasonable to expect that ... → è un po' troppo aspettarsi che...+ sub
he makes unreasonable demands on me → pretende troppo da me
he was most unreasonable about it → non ha voluto sentire ragioni
unreasonable [ʌnˈriːznəbl] adj (person, idea, behaviour) → irragionevole; (price, time) → irragionevole, assurdo/a
it is unreasonable to expect that ... → è un po' troppo aspettarsi che...+ sub
he makes unreasonable demands on me → pretende troppo da me
he was most unreasonable about it → non ha voluto sentire ragioni

unreasonable
adj unreasonable [anˈriːzənəbl]
1 not guided by good sense or reason It is unreasonable to expect children to work so hard. onredelik غَيْر مَعقول неразумен nerozumný urimelig unvernünftig παράλογος irrazonable, poco razonable ebamõistlik غیر منطقی järjetön déraisonnable לא הֶגיוֹנִי अविवेकपूर्ण nerazuman ésszerűtlen óskynsamlegur irragionevole, assurdo 無理な 비이성적인 neišmintingas, neprotingas nesaprātīgs bertindak tdk wajar onredelijk urimelig, ufornuftig niedorzeczny despropositado iraţional не(благо)разумный nerozumný nespameten nerazuman oförnuftig ไม่มีเหตุผล mantıksız 不合理的 нерозважливий, нерозсудливий غير معقول bất hợp lí
2 excessive, or too great That butcher charges unreasonable prices. ongehoorde, onredelike مُبالَغ، كَثير جِدا прекомерен přemrštěný urimelig übermäßig υπερβολικός, εξωφρενικός excesivo pöörane بیش از حد معمول؛ هنگفت kohtuuton excessif לא סָבִיר अत्यधिक pretjeran túságosan magas óhóflegur irragionevole, eccessivo 法外な 과도한 pernelyg didelis pārmērīgs melampau buitensporig urimelig, overdreven wygórowany excessivo excesiv завышенный prehnaný pretiran nerazuman oskälig, orimlig เกินกว่าเหตุ aşırı 過分的 надмірний بہت زيادہ quá đáng, quá thể

unreasonable غير معقول nerozumný urimelig unzumutbar παράλογος irrazonable kohtuuton déraisonnable nerazuman irragionevole 不当な 불합리한 onredelijk urimelig nierozsądny despropositado, irrazoável неблагоразумный orimlig ไม่สมเหตุสมผล mantıksız vô lý 不讲道理的


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