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unacceptable

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un·ac·cept·a·ble  (nk-spt-bl, -k-)
adj.
Not acceptable; unsatisfactory.

unac·cepta·bili·ty n.
unac·cepta·bly adv.

unacceptable [ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəbəl]
adj
1. not satisfactory; inadequate the standard was wholly unacceptable
2. intolerable hitting children is unacceptable
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unacceptableunacceptable - not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"
unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"
2.unacceptableunacceptable - not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"
unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"
unwelcome - not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors"
acceptable - worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"
3.unacceptableunacceptable - used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"
intolerable, unbearable, unendurable - incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"
4.unacceptableunacceptable - 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'"
linguistics - the scientific study of language
nonstandard - not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap

unacceptable
adjective intolerable, unsatisfactory, unreasonable, off (Brit. informal), bad, poor, terrible, offensive, not on (informal), unpleasant, inappropriate, unwelcome, unsuitable, disgraceful, undesirable, improper, distasteful, out of order (informal), obnoxious, deplorable, displeasing, unseemly, objectionable, disagreeable, a bit much (informal), beyond the pale, inadmissible, insufferable, a bit off (Brit. informal), insupportable, impermissible, a bit thick (Brit. informal) She left her husband because of his unacceptable behaviour.
acceptable, desirable, agreeable, pleasing, welcome, pleasant, delightful
Translations
unacceptable [ˈʌnəkˈseptəbl] ADJinaceptable

unacceptable [ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəbəl] adj [behaviour] → inacceptable; [price, proposal] → inacceptable; [violation, suggestion, level] → inacceptable
to be unacceptable for sb to do sth → être inacceptable que qn fasse qch
It is unacceptable for ministers to tell lies → Il est inacceptable que des ministres mentent.

unacceptable
adj plans, termsunannehmbar; excuse, offer, behaviournicht akzeptabel; standard, unemployment level, working conditionsnicht tragbar, untragbar; it’s quite unacceptable that we should be expected to …es kann doch nicht von uns verlangt werden, dass …; it’s quite unacceptable for young children to …es kann nicht zugelassen werden, dass kleine Kinder; the unacceptable face of capitalismdie Kehrseite des Kapitalismus; he behaved in an unacceptable wayer benahm sich unmöglich

unacceptable [ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəbl] adj (proposal, behaviour) → inaccettabile; (price) → impossibile
it's unacceptable that → è inammissibile che + sub
unacceptable [ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəbl] adj (proposal, behaviour) → inaccettabile; (price) → impossibile
it's unacceptable that → è inammissibile che + sub

unacceptable غير مقبول nepřijatelný uacceptabel unannehmbar απαράδεκτος inaceptable ei hyväksyttävä inacceptable neprihvatljiv inaccettabile 容認できない 받아들일 수 없는 onacceptabel uakseptabel nie do przyjęcia inaceitável неприемлемый oacceptabel ซึ่งไม่สามารถยอมรับได้ kabul edilemez không thể chấp nhận được 不可接受的


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But should you change your belief to something that menaces the established order, your preaching would be unacceptable to your employers, and you would be discharged.
He wished to banish from the minds of the chivalry around him his own indecent and unacceptable jest respecting the Jewess Rebecca; he was desirous of conciliating Alicia's father Waldemar, of whom he stood in awe, and who had more than once shown himself dissatisfied during the course of the day's proceedings.
Therefore, since my acquaintance were pleased to think my poor endeavours might not be unacceptable to my country, I imposed on myself, as a maxim never to be swerved from, that I would strictly adhere to truth; neither indeed can I be ever under the least temptation to vary from it, while I retain in my mind the lectures and example of my noble master and the other illustrious HOUYHNHNMS of whom I had so long the honour to be an humble hearer.
 
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