adj
Meaning 1
Unsatisfactory; not acceptable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unacceptable
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/
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US: /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/
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US: [ˌɐn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩]
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adj
Meaning 2
Not conforming to accepted usage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Something that is not acceptable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
not acceptable; not welcome
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a word unacceptable in polite society
- an unacceptable violation of personal freedom
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: acceptable
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not adequate to give satisfaction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not conforming to standard usage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unaccepted
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
used of persons or their behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- impossible behavior
- insufferable insolence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: impossible, insufferable, unsufferable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- + acceptable.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: անընդունելի (anənduneli) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Azerbaijani: qəbuledilməz — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Belarusian: непрыма́льны (njeprymálʹny) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Belarusian: недапушча́льны (njedapuščálʹny) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Bulgarian: неприе́млив (nepriémliv) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Catalan: inacceptable — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Chinese Cantonese: 冇得接受 (mou5 dak1 zip3 sau6) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Chinese Mandarin: 無可接受 /无可接受 (wúkě jiēshòu) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Czech: nepřijatelný — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Danish: uacceptabel — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Danish: utilstedelig — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Dutch: onaanvaardbaar — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Dutch: onacceptabel — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Dutch: ontoelaatbaar — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Esperanto: malakceptebla — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Finnish: hyväksymiskelvoton — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Finnish: mahdoton hyväksyä — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- French: inacceptable — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- French: inadmissible — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Georgian: დაუშვებელი (daušvebeli) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- German: inakzeptabel — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Greek: απαράδεκτος (aparádektos) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Ancient Greek: ἀπαράδεκτος (aparádektos) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Hungarian: elfogadhatatlan — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Italian: inaccettabile — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Italian: inammissibile — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Italian: intollerabile — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Italian: ingiustificabile — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Japanese: 容認できない (yōnin dekinai) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Marathi: अस्वीकार्य (asvīkārya) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Persian: غیر قابل قبول (gheir-e ghâbel-e ghâbul) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Polish: niedopuszczalny — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Polish: nieakceptowalny — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Portuguese: inaceitável — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Romanian: neacceptabil — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Romanian: inacceptabil — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Romanian: nesatisfăcător — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Russian: неприе́млемый (neprijémlemyj) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Russian: недопусти́мый (nedopustímyj) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Russian: непозволи́тельный (nepozvolítelʹnyj) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Spanish: inaceptable — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Spanish: no ser de recibo — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Swedish: oacceptabel — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Tagalog: di-katanggap-tanggap — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Tày: bấu fă̱n — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Ukrainian: неприйнятни́й (nepryjnjatnýj) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Ukrainian: неприпусти́мий (neprypustýmyj) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Ukrainian: недопусти́мий (nedopustýmyj) — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Vietnamese: không thể chấp nhận — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- Welsh: annerbyniol — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
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