unreasonable
adj.-
1 unfair or excessive (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediatenot fair or sensible; asking for more than what is right or possible.
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, moderate, or appropriate in a given context.
ExampleIt is unreasonable to expect the staff to work twelve hours without a break.
ExampleThe landlord's demand for a fifty percent rent increase was deemed entirely unreasonable by the local housing tribunal.
Usageoften used to describe demands, prices, or expectations.
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2 stubborn or irrational (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediaterefusing to listen to reason or change your mind even when you are wrong.
not guided by or based on good sense; exhibiting a refusal to engage with logical arguments.
ExampleHe became very unreasonable when I tried to explain why the plan wouldn't work.
ExampleThe negotiator found the opposing party increasingly unreasonable as they refused to acknowledge the statistical evidence presented to them.
From Middle English unresonable, equivalent to un- + reasonable, originally partly after Latin irratiōnābilis.
- Adjectiveunreasonable
- Adverbunreasonably