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Webster 1913 Edition
Unacceptable
Unˊac-cept′a-ble
,Adj.
Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive.
– Unˊac-cept′a-ble-ness
, Noun.
Unˊac-cept′a-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unacceptable
UNACCEPT'ABLE
,Adj.
Definition 2025
unacceptable
unacceptable
English
Adjective
unacceptable (comparative more unacceptable, superlative most unacceptable)
- 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."
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- (linguistics) not conforming to accepted usage
Synonyms
- inacceptable (less common)
Antonyms
Translations
unsatisfactory; not acceptable
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