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Meaning of UNACCEPTABLE

Pronunciation:  `unaks'eptubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"
  2. [adj]  not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"
  3. [adj]  (linguistics) 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'"
  4. [adj]  used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"
 
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 Synonyms: exceptionable, impossible, insufferable, intolerable, nonstandard, objectionable, unaccepted, unsufferable
 
 Antonyms: acceptable
 
 See Also: unsatisfactory, unwelcome

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Un`ac*cept"a*ble\, a.
Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant;
disagreeable; displeasing; offensive. --
{Un`ac*cept"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Un`ac*cept"a*bly}, adv.
 
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