unreasoning

Also found in: Thesaurus.

un·rea·son·ing

(ŭn-rē′zə-nĭng)

adj.

Not governed or moderated by reason.

un·rea′son·ing·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

unreasoning

(ʌnˈriːzənɪŋ)

adj

not controlled by reason; irrational

unˈreasoningly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

un•rea•son•ing

(ʌnˈri zə nɪŋ)

adj.

not reasoning or exercising reason; thoughtless; irrational.

[1745–55]

un•rea′son•ing•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Adj.

unreasoning - not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"

blind

irrational - not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"

Translations

unreasoning

[ʌnˈriːznɪŋ] ADJ → irracional

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unreasoning

adj person → kopflos, unvernünftig; action, fear, hatred → blind, unsinnig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unreasoning

[ʌnˈriːznɪŋ] adj → irragionevole

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Mentioned in ?

References in classic literature ?

He was like one of those unreasoning but still highly useful, multum in parvo, Sheffield contrivances, assuming the exterior -- though a little swelled --of a common pocket knife; but containing, not only blades of various sizes, but also screw-drivers, cork-screws, tweezers, awls, pens, rulers, nail-filers, counter-sinkers.

View in context

As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.

View in context

Two incidents united to intensify the old unreasoning abhorrence-- granted in a previous place to be unreasoning, because the people always are unreasoning, and invaRiahly make a point of producing all their smoke without fire.

View in context

With the usual hastiness and unreasoning jealousy of her Sex, she flew at once to the conclusion that a Woman had entered the house through some small aperture.

View in context

But once more it was the same boundary line overgrown with wormwood, once more the same wormwood desperately tossed by the wind and carrying unreasoning terror to his heart.

View in context

"Well, because it is so powerful, and reliable, and unreasoning. Well, I didn't mean that last, you know, but--but--you know what I mean.

View in context

My hair was bristling, and I was convulsed with a fierce, unreasoning rage.

View in context

Her eyes were darting flames of unreasoning rage and her frame trembled with eagerness for a fight.

View in context

I could take a human life, if necessary, with far less compunction than that of a poor, unreasoning, irresponsible brute.

View in context

I could see that the whole thing was a vain and unreasoning pursuit; and what, at the first glance, seemed to me the ugliest feature in this mob of roulette players was their respect for their occupation--the seriousness, and even the humility, with which they stood around the gaming tables.

View in context

"However, if you command it, Your Majesty," said Kutuzov, lifting his head and again assuming his former tone of a dull, unreasoning, but submissive general.

View in context

Now I never gave my coming interview with the Major a thought; I felt an unreasoning confidence in myself, and a blind faith in him .