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Definition of "unreason" []

  • Absence or lack of reason; irrationality. (noun)
  • Nonsense; absurdity. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unreason" in a sentence
  • "Or again, the term unreason is sometimes used rather more reasonably; for a sort of loose or elliptical statement, which is at least illogical in form."
  • "And anomalies accustom the mind to the idea of unreason and untruth."
  • "For in the postmodern age of unreason, that is all that matters."