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unreasoning

/ʌnˈriːzənɪŋ/

Meanings
adjective
Behaving without reason.

Examples :

"The child's unreasoning fear of dogs made it impossible to walk past the park. "
mind character attitude philosophy logic

Related Words

Illustration reason

reason noun

/ˈɹiːzən/

A cause:

"The reason for my late arrival was a flat tire. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration fear

fear noun

/fɪə/ /fɪəɹ/

A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.

"He was struck by fear on seeing the snake."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration dogs

dogs noun

/dɑɡz/ /dɒɡz/ /dɔɡz/

A mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

"The dog barked all night long."

Illustration child

child noun

/t͡ʃaɪld/

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Illustration walk

walk verb

/wɔːk/ /wɔk/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

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impossible noun

/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ /ɪmˈpɑ.səbl/

An impossibility

"The impossible of finishing the project by Friday became a reality when everyone worked late. "

Illustration park

park noun

[paːk] [pɐːk] [pɑːk]

An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

"The city park provides a beautiful place for families to relax and enjoy the outdoors. "

Illustration behaving

behaving verb

/bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/ /beɪˈheɪvɪŋ/

To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.

"You need to behave yourself, young lady."

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "

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past verb

/pɑːst/ /pæst/

To change place.

"The family dog past the park on the way home from the store. "