unreasonable demands
1unreasonable — UK US /ʌnˈriːzənəbl/ adjective ► not fair or acceptable: »A merchant is not required to satisfy a customer s unreasonable demands. be unreasonable for sb/sth to do sth »It is not unreasonable for technical jobs to be filled by people with… …
2unreasonable — adjective 1 behaving in an unfair, unpleasant, or stupid way: Will thinks I m being unreasonable in not lending him the car. 2 an unreasonable belief, request, action etc is wrong or unfair: it is unreasonable to do sth: I think it s unreasonable …
3unreasonable — un|rea|son|a|ble [ ʌn riznəbl ] adjective * 1. ) not fair: Aren t you making unreasonable demands on her time? it is unreasonable to do something: It s extremely unreasonable to expect them to pay so much. not unreasonable: What we are asking is… …
4unreasonable */ — UK [ʌnˈriːz(ə)nəb(ə)l] / US [ʌnˈrɪz(ə)nəb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) not fair Aren t you making unreasonable demands on her time? it is unreasonable to do something: It s extremely unreasonable to expect them to pay so much. not unreasonable: What we… …
5unreasonable — un|rea|son|a|ble [ʌnˈri:zənəbəl] adj 1.) not fair or sensible ▪ I think he s being unreasonable. ▪ Don t let your boss make unreasonable demands on you. it is unreasonable to do sth ▪ It s unreasonable to expect you to work seven days a week. ▪… …
6unreasonable — unreasonableness, n. unreasonably, adv. /un ree zeuh neuh beuhl, reez neuh /, adj. 1. not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person. 2. not in …
7unreasonable — adjective 1) an unreasonable officer Syn: uncooperative, unhelpful, disobliging, unaccommodating, awkward, contrary, difficult; obstinate, obdurate, willful, headstrong, pigheaded, cussed, intractable, intransigent, inflexible; …
8unreasonable — un•rea•son•a•ble [[t]ʌnˈri zə nə bəl, ˈriz nə [/t]] adj. 1) not reasonable or rational; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational 2) not in accordance with practical realities, as attitude or behavior; inappropriate 3) excessive,… …
9unreasonable — adj. 1 going beyond the limits of what is reasonable or equitable (unreasonable demands). 2 not guided by or listening to reason. Derivatives: unreasonableness n. unreasonably adv …
10unreasonable — [[t]ʌnri͟ːzənəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is being unreasonable, you mean that they are behaving in a way that is not fair or sensible. The strikers were being unreasonable in their demands, having rejected the deal two weeks …
