Definitions for unacceptable
un·ac·cept·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unacceptableadjective

   not adequate to give satisfaction

   "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"

2. unacceptableadjective

   not acceptable; not welcome

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

3. impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferableadjective

   used of persons or their behavior

   "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"

4. unacceptable, unacceptedadjective

   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'"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unacceptableadjective

   unsatisfactory; not acceptable

2. unacceptableadjective

   not conforming to accepted usage

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unacceptableadjective

   Not pleasing; not such as is well received.

   Etymology: from acceptable.

   The marquis at that time was very unacceptable to his countrymen. Edward Hyde.

   Tis as indecent as unacceptable, and all men are willing to slink out of such company, the sober for the hazards, and jovial for the unpleasantness. Government of the Tongue.

   Every method for deterring others from the like practices for the future, must be unacceptable and displeasing to the friends of the guilty. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   If he shrinks from an unacceptable duty, there is a secret reserve of infidelity at the bottom. John Rogers, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unacceptable

   Acceptability is the characteristic of a thing being subject to acceptance for some purpose. A thing is acceptable if it is sufficient to serve the purpose for which it is provided, even if it is far less usable for this purpose than the ideal example. A thing is unacceptable (or has the characteristic of unacceptability) if it deviates so far from the ideal that it is no longer sufficient to serve the desired purpose, or if it goes against that purpose. Acceptability is an amorphous concept, being both highly subjective and circumstantial; a thing may be acceptable to one evaluator and unacceptable to another, or unacceptable for one purpose but acceptable for another. Furthermore, acceptability is not necessarily a logical or consistent exercise. A thing may be sufficient to serve a particular purpose but in the subjective view of the decision maker be unacceptable for that purpose.: 6  Philosopher Alex Michalos writes that "[t]he concept of acceptability is as ambiguous and troublesome as probability, confirmation, belief, justice, etc.", and assigns two potential meanings to the term with respect to the possible acceptability of hypotheses. Acceptability is a fundamental concept in numerous fields, including economics, medicine, linguistics, and biometrics.

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1. unacceptable

   Unacceptable refers to anything that is not satisfactory, tolerable or permissible due to the violation of standards, norms, rules or expectations. It is typically used to describe behavior, actions or conditions that are deemed inappropriate, offensive, inadequate or unsuitable in a particular situation or context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unacceptableadjective

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unacceptable

   un-ak-sept′a-bl, adj. not acceptable, not pleasing or welcome.—n. Unaccept′ableness.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unacceptable' in Adjectives Frequency: #894

How to pronounce unacceptable?

1. Alex

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How to say unacceptable in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unacceptable in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unacceptable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of unacceptable in a Sentence

1. President Salih:

   Targeting peaceful demonstrators and security forces by live bullets, and targeting the media and journalists is unacceptable in Iraq that we have embraced and pledged to make it a democracy in which the rights and freedoms are respected.

2. Nguyen Nam Hai:

   Whatever purpose they may have, what they are doing is posing threat to people's health. If they mix that substance with coffee or pepper, it would be awful and unacceptable, i don't understand why they do it. Vietnam accounts for half of the world's black pepper output and 60-65 percent of global black pepper trade and prices are falling.

3. Jerry Brown:

   I am deeply disappointed that the CalPERS Board reversed course and adopted an irresponsible plan that will only keep the system dependent on unrealistic investment returns, this approach will expose the fund to an unacceptable level of risk in the coming years.

4. Brian Monahan:

   Things are simply unacceptable and sitting on the sidelines just stewing on it isn't helping anyone, you feel like out here in California your vote is worthless.

5. Brandon Wu of ActionAid:

   This is unacceptable on its own, and the fact that it is being done in the name of 'climate finance' makes a farce of the entire concept.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unacceptable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unacceptable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unacceptable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unacceptable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacceptable
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unacceptable