unacceptable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ (US)
- [ˌɐn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] (US)
- [ˌɐn.ɪ̞kˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] (US)
- /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ (US)
- /ˌʌn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ (UK)
- [ˌɐn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˌɐn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] (UK)
- /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- + acceptable.
Meanings
-
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 is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."
2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 May 2022:The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created to own not just the railways, but also London Underground, docks, inland waterways, and some road haulage activities. Its remit was to operate on a break-even basis, with sustained losses unacceptable.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 38:
- Not conforming to accepted usage.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unacceptable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unacceptable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unacceptableness · unacceptability · unacceptably
Synonyms
Translations (50)
pl niedopuszczalny (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · ro inacceptabil (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · da uacceptabel (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · ro neacceptabil (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · bg неприе́млив (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · tl di-katanggap-tanggap (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · ja 容認できない (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · ca inacceptable (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · ro nesatisfăcător (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · eo malakceptebla (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · vi không thể chấp nhận (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · nl onaanvaardbaar (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · ka დაუშვებელი (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · cy annerbyniol (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · el απαράδεκτος (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · ru неприе́млемый (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · be недапушча́льны (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · it inaccettabile (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · cmn 無可接受 /无可接受 (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · sv oacceptabel (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · uk недопусти́мий (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · grc ἀπαράδεκτος (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · yue 冇得接受 (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · cs nepřijatelný (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · nl ontoelaatbaar (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · fi mahdoton hyväksyä (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · da utilstedelig (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · pt inaceitável (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · pl nieakceptowalny (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · it inammissibile (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · fr inacceptable (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · ru непозволи́тельный (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · fi hyväksymiskelvoton (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · uk неприпусти́мий (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · be непрыма́льны (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · hy անընդունելի (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · hu elfogadhatatlan (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · es no ser de recibo (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · fr inadmissible (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · es inaceptable (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · az qəbuledilməz (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · ru недопусти́мый (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · uk неприйнятни́й (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · nl onacceptabel (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · tyz bấu fă̱n (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · it intollerabile (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · de inakzeptabel (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · it ingiustificabile (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · fa غیر قابل قبول (unsatisfactory; not acceptable) · mr अस्वीकार्य (unsatisfactory; not acceptable)