"unreasonable" meaning in English

See unreasonable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈriːz(ə)nəbl̩/ Audio: en-uk-unreasonable.ogg [UK] Forms: unreasonable [positive], more unreasonable [comparative], most unreasonable [superlative]
Etymology: un- + reasonable Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|reasonable}} un- + reasonable Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a situation is unreasonable, it's not something that many people would agree to or like. Synonyms: uncooperative, unhelpful, annoying
    Sense id: simple-unreasonable-en-adj-BVoTcTx-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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