CEFR B1

unreason

noun

Meaning

unreason means lack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses unreason to mean lack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality.
The teacher asked students to find unreason in the reading.

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unreason (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses unreason to mean lack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality.
The teacher asked students to find unreason in the reading.
Check the words around unreason to choose the right meaning.

How to Use unreason

a/the unreason (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a unreason."
unreason in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked unreason in context before translating it."

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