unacceptable

English

Etymology

From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- +‎ acceptable.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌʌn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, /ˌʌn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, [ˌɐn.æk.ˈsɛp.tʰə.bɫ̩], [ˌɐn.ək.ˈsɛp.tʰə.bɫ̩]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌʌn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, /ˌʌn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, [ˌɐn.æk.ˈsɛp.tʰə.bɫ̩], [ˌɐn.ɪ̞k.ˈsɛp.tʰə.bɫ̩]

Adjective

unacceptable (comparative more unacceptable, superlative most unacceptable)

  1. unsatisfactory; not acceptable
    • 2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, in Guardian‎:
      "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."
  2. (linguistics) not conforming to accepted usage

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Noun

unacceptable (plural unacceptables)

  1. Something that is not acceptable.
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