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unreasonableunreasonable /ʌnˈrizənəbəl/ ●●○ adjective ► unreasonable demands/expectations etc. Don’t let your boss make unreasonable demands on you. THESAURUSnot right, acceptable, or reasonable, especially because some people are treated better than others► unfairnot right, acceptable, or reasonable, especially because some people are treated better than others: These laws are aimed at preventing unfair competition (=in business). ► not fair unfair: It’s not fair that Dale gets to go and I don’t. ► unreasonable unfair or asking someone to do too much: It is unreasonable of your boss to expect you do all the work by yourself. ► unequal unfair because because some people are treated better than others: The law was designed to end the unequal treatment of women in the workplace. ► biased treating one person or group unfairly because you think one is better than the other: The judge was biased against him, so he didn’t get a fair trial. ► unjust formal not fair or morally right. Used about laws, systems, or actions: The laws were unjust because they did not allow blacks to go to the same schools as white people. ► arbitrary formal seeming unfair because decisions or rules are not made in a reasonable way, or are not always made in the same way: The coach’s decisions about who would go on the team seemed arbitrary – one of the best players didn’t make it! 1not fair or sensible: I don’t want to argue, but I think you’re being unreasonable.it is unreasonable to do something It’s unreasonable to expect a child to sit still for two hours.unreasonable demands/expectations etc. Don’t let your boss make unreasonable demands on you.► see thesaurus at unfair2unreasonable prices, costs, etc. are too high—unreasonably adverb |