unreasoning
adjective
un·rea·son·ing
ˌən-ˈrēz-niŋ,
-ˈrē-zᵊn-iŋ
: not reasoning
especially
: not moderated or controlled by reason
unreasoning fear
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Examples of unreasoning in a Sentence
an unreasoning hatred of the government
his unreasoning devotion to a cause
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Let sound political prescience but take the place of an unreasoning prejudice, and this will be done.
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Frederick Douglass, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2017
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unreasoning
adjective
un·rea·son·ing
ˌən-ˈrēz-niŋ
-ᵊn-iŋ,
ˈən-
: not reasoning
especially
: not using or showing the use of reason as a guide or control
unreasoning fear
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