"nonreason" meaning in English

See nonreason in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: nonreasons [plural]
Etymology: From non- + reason. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|reason}} non- + reason Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nonreason (countable and uncountable, plural nonreasons)
  1. (uncountable) Absence of reason. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nonreason-en-noun-lkZxImFf
  2. (countable) Something that is not a (convincing or valid) reason. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-nonreason-en-noun-TlkqYjkD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

Inflected forms

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