Definitions for unacceptable

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unacceptable(adj)

    not adequate to give satisfaction

    "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"

  2. unacceptable(adj)

    not acceptable; not welcome

    "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"

  3. impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable(adj)

    used of persons or their behavior

    "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"

  4. unacceptable, unaccepted(adj)

    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'"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. unacceptable(adjective)ˌʌnæksˈɛptəbəl

    ≠ acceptable

    unacceptable behavior; a level of poverty that is unacceptable in our society

Wiktionary

  1. unacceptable(Adjective)

    unsatisfactory; not acceptable

  2. unacceptable(Adjective)

    not conforming to accepted usage

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unacceptable(adj)

    not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive


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