Employee: I have done a great job for you this year and this company really needs me. So I want a 75% pay rise. Boss: You have done well but you are being unreasonable. You know that we don't have enough money for such a big pay rise.

First of all, let's take a closer look at the technical aspect of the question. Reason (definition): an explanation for a subject matter or opinion-based action that is questionable.The suffix "-able" : positively referring to the word used before it, and as the suffix itself carries the meaning of capable ordoable, thus meaning something is or can be achieved.When used together, reasonable refers to a topic of discussion which either or both parties involved are able to sympathize (by accepting the reason stated) and moreover agree on with similar opinion.Secondly, what is reasonable to one person may not be so for another. For example, I believe children should begin the journey of education as soon as they are able to speak (and/or show comprehension abilities). Thus, for me, allowing children to attend kindergarten without minimum age restrictions is reasonable. However, some people do not agree wih me, and thus to them this opinion is unreasonable. Perhaps they feel the age for children to start attending school or pre-school should be standardized, which I find unreasonable since different individuals have different abilities and progress at varied paces.

You know that I have to work hard for the family, and yet you want me to spend more time with you at home. How can I do both? You are just being unreasonable (to me). You are being unreasonable when you expect me to buy food for all of them with the little money you gave me.