unreasonable
US: /ənˈɹiznəbəɫ/
UK: /ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl/
UK: /ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
unreasonable / n'ri:zn bl/
- tính từ
- vô lý
- không biết điều; không phi chăng; quá, quá chừng
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
not fair; expecting too much: The job was beginning to make unreasonable demands on his free time. + The fees they charge are not unreasonable. + It would be unreasonable to expect somebody to come at such short notice. + He was being totally unreasonable about it.
Antonym: REASONABLE
unreasonableness noun [U]
unreasonably adverb
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 irrational, illogical, unthinking, absurd, foolish, senseless, nonsensical, mindless, brainless, thoughtless, silly, mad, crazy, insane, idiotic, moronic, imbecilic, stupid, fatuous, ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, preposterous, far-fetched, short-sighted, unperceptive, unperceiving, undiscerning, myopic, blind:
Some people have an unreasonable aversion to anything scientific. Is it unreasonable to expect you to spend a little time with your mother?
2 excessive, outrageous, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, extortionate, inordinate, unconscionable, unjust, unwarranted, inequitable, unfair, unequal, improper, unjustified, unjustifiable, uncalled-for:
The new tax puts an unreasonable demand on those with lower incomes.
3 inappropriate, unapt or inapt, unsuitable, unbefitting, impractical, unrealistic:
His conduct was quite unreasonable for a man of the cloth.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
appear, be, seem, sound
She did not want to appear unreasonable.
| become, get
His demands were getting more and more unreasonable.
| consider sth, find sb/sth, hold sth
(law),
judge sth
(law),
regard sth as, think sth
I find her a bit unreasonable at times. This clause in the contract was held unreasonable.
ADV.
extremely, grossly, very | completely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly | a bit | apparently
PREP.
about
He was totally unreasonable about it.
Concise English dictionary
adj.
+not reasonable; not showing good judgment
+beyond normal limits
