Unacceptable - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌʌnəkˈseptəbl|  American pronunciation of the word unacceptable
Brit.  |ʌnəkˈseptəb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word unacceptable

adjective

- not adequate to give satisfaction
the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable
- (used of persons or their behavior) not acceptable or reasonable (syn: impossible)
- not conforming to standard usage
the following use of 'access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; 'You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'

Extra examples

Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.

I found her attitude totally unacceptable.

The recommendations from this report are unacceptable to many black people.

It was socially unacceptable to discuss sex then.

Unemployment is unacceptably high.

...their proposal for a baseball franchise includes several stipulations that are unacceptable...

I thought that was an unacceptable questioning of my integrity.

The doctrine was politically unacceptable and militarily unsound.

Illegals are still slipping through in unacceptable numbers.

Edward Heath's famous phrase, 'the unacceptable face of capitalism'

Terrorism is totally unacceptable in a civilised world.

An acceptable social behavior in one country may be unacceptable in another country.

Linguists star unacceptable sentences

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