"unacceptable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌʌn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ [UK], /ˌʌn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ [UK], [ˌɐn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] [UK], [ˌɐn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] [UK], /ˌʌn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ [US], /ˌʌn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ [US], [ˌɐn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] [US], [ˌɐn.ɪ̞k.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] [US] Forms: more unacceptable [comparative], most unacceptable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- + acceptable. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|unacceptabylle}} Middle English unacceptabylle, {{af|en|un-|acceptable}} un- + acceptable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unacceptable (comparative more unacceptable, superlative most unacceptable)
  1. unsatisfactory; not acceptable Translations (unsatisfactory; not acceptable): ἀπαράδεκτος (aparádektos) (Ancient Greek), անընդունելի (anənduneli) (Armenian), qəbuledilməz (Azerbaijani), непрыма́льны (njeprymálʹny) (Belarusian), недапушча́льны (njedapuščálʹny) (Belarusian), неприе́млив (nepriémliv) (Bulgarian), inacceptable (Catalan), 冇得接受 (mou⁵ dak¹ zip³ sau⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 無可接受 (Chinese Mandarin), 无可接受 (wúkě jiēshòu) (Chinese Mandarin), nepřijatelný (Czech), uacceptabel (Danish), utilstedelig (Danish), onaanvaardbaar (Dutch), onacceptabel (Dutch), ontoelaatbaar (Dutch), malakceptebla (Esperanto), hyväksymiskelvoton (Finnish), mahdoton hyväksyä (Finnish), inacceptable (French), დაუშვებელი (daušvebeli) (Georgian), inakzeptabel (German), απαράδεκτος (aparádektos) (Greek), elfogadhatatlan (Hungarian), inaccettabile (Italian), inammissibile (Italian), intollerabile (Italian), ingiustificabile (Italian), 容認できない (yōnin dekinai) (alt: ようにんできない) (Japanese), अस्वीकार्य (asvīkārya) (Marathi), niedopuszczalny (Polish), nieakceptowalny (Polish), inaceitável (Portuguese), neacceptabil (Romanian), inacceptabil (Romanian), nesatisfăcător (Romanian), неприе́млемый (neprijémlemyj) (Russian), недопусти́мый (nedopustímyj) (Russian), непозволи́тельный (nepozvolítelʹnyj) (Russian), inaceptable (Spanish), no ser de recibo (Spanish), oacceptabel (Swedish), di-katanggap-tanggap (Tagalog), неприйнятни́й (nepryjnjatnýj) (Ukrainian), неприпусти́мий (neprypustýmyj) (Ukrainian), недопусти́мий (nedopustýmyj) (Ukrainian), không thể chấp nhận (Vietnamese), annerbyniol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-unacceptable-en-adj-BB6Dfoez Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 17 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 48 34 19 Disambiguation of 'unsatisfactory; not acceptable': 91 9
  2. (linguistics) not conforming to accepted usage Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-unacceptable-en-adj-dVKClYBu Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inacceptable [uncommon] Derived forms: unacceptably, unacceptableness

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌʌn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ [UK], /ˌʌn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ [UK], [ˌɐn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] [UK], [ˌɐn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] [UK], /ˌʌn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ [US], /ˌʌn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ [US], [ˌɐn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] [US], [ˌɐn.ɪ̞k.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] [US] Forms: unacceptables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- + acceptable. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|unacceptabylle}} Middle English unacceptabylle, {{af|en|un-|acceptable}} un- + acceptable Head templates: {{en-noun}} unacceptable (plural unacceptables)
  1. Something that is not acceptable.
    Sense id: en-unacceptable-en-noun-aPtnS0gL

Inflected forms

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          "alt": "ようにんできない",
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          "lang": "Marathi",
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          "word": "अस्वीकार्य"
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          "text": "\"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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          "text": "The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created to own not just the railways, but also London Underground, docks, inland waterways, and some road haulage activities. Its remit was to operate on a break-even basis, with sustained losses unacceptable.",
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        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
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      "ipa": "/ˌʌn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/",
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      "ipa": "[ˌɐn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩]",
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        "US"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anənduneli",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "անընդունելի"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "qəbuledilməz"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njeprymálʹny",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "непрыма́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njedapuščálʹny",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "недапушча́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepriémliv",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "неприе́млив"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "inacceptable"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mou⁵ dak¹ zip³ sau⁶",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "冇得接受"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "無可接受"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wúkě jiēshòu",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "无可接受"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "nepřijatelný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "uacceptabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "utilstedelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "onaanvaardbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "onacceptabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "ontoelaatbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "malakceptebla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "hyväksymiskelvoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "mahdoton hyväksyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "inacceptable"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daušvebeli",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "დაუშვებელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "inakzeptabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aparádektos",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "απαράδεκτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "aparádektos",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "ἀπαράδεκτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "elfogadhatatlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "inaccettabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "inammissibile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "intollerabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "ingiustificabile"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようにんできない",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōnin dekinai",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "容認できない"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "asvīkārya",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "अस्वीकार्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "niedopuszczalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "nieakceptowalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "inaceitável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "neacceptabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "inacceptabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "nesatisfăcător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neprijémlemyj",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "неприе́млемый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedopustímyj",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "недопусти́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepozvolítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "непозволи́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "inaceptable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "no ser de recibo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "oacceptabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "di-katanggap-tanggap"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nepryjnjatnýj",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "неприйнятни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neprypustýmyj",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "неприпусти́мий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nedopustýmyj",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "недопусти́мий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "không thể chấp nhận"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
      "word": "annerbyniol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unacceptable"
}

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  "forms": [
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        "plural"
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          "ref": "1989, Walter A. Henry, Michael Menasco, Hirokazu Takada, New-product Development and Testing, page 106",
          "text": "Second, the data collected using CASEMAP afford us the opportunity to conduct market segmentation analyses based on the similarity in the pattern of unacceptables and/or the benefits that consumers seek in the category.",
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        }
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        "Something that is not acceptable."
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