unacceptable
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unacceptable
- /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ UK
- /ˌʌn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ UK
- [ˌɐn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] UK
- [ˌɐn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] UK
- /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ US
- /ˌʌn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ US
- [ˌɐn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] US
- [ˌɐn.ɪ̞kˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] US
Where it comes from
From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- + acceptable.
adjective more unacceptable · most unacceptable
- Unsatisfactory; not acceptable. "This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it
- Not conforming to accepted usage.
Similar: inacceptable, out of bounds · Opposite: acceptable
noun unacceptables
- Something that is not acceptable. Second, the data collected using CASEMAP afford us the opportunity to conduct market segmentation analyses based on the similarity in the pattern of unacceptables and/or the benefits that consumers seek in the category.
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adjective
Similar: inacceptable, out of bounds · Opposite: acceptable
Translations
Every language
adj unsatisfactory; not acceptable
| Español | inaceptable, no ser de recibo |
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| 日本語 | 容認できない yōnin dekinai |
| 中文 | 無可接受 /无可接受 wúkě jiēshòu |
| Português | inaceitável |
| Français | inacceptable, inadmissible |
| Deutsch | inakzeptabel |
| Italiano | inaccettabile, inammissibile, intollerabile, ingiustificabile |
| Ελληνικά | απαράδεκτος aparádektos |
| Română | neacceptabil, inacceptabil, nesatisfăcător |
| Русский | неприе́млемый neprijémlemyj, недопусти́мый nedopustímyj, непозволи́тельный nepozvolítelʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | không thể chấp nhận |
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title = {unacceptable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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