"unconscionable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ənˈkɔn.ʃən.ə.bəl/ [General-Australian], /ənˈkɔnʃ.nə.bəl/ [General-Australian], /ənˈkɔn.ʃən.bəl/ [General-Australian], /ʌnˈkɑn.ʃən.ə.bəl/ [General-American], /ʌnˈkɑnʃ.nə.bəl/ [General-American], /ʌnˈkɑn.ʃən.bəl/ [General-American], /ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.ə.bəl/ [UK], /ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.bəl/ [UK] Forms: more unconscionable [comparative], most unconscionable [superlative]
Etymology: un- + conscionable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|conscionable}} un- + conscionable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unconscionable (comparative more unconscionable, superlative most unconscionable)
  1. Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience. Translations (not conscionable; unscrupulous): безсъвестен (bezsǎvesten) (Bulgarian), onbillijk (Dutch), gewetenloos (Dutch), omantunnon vastainen (Finnish), sans scrupules (French), unverschämt (German), skrupellos (German), gewissenlos (German), παράλογος (parálogos) (Greek), ασυνείδητος (asyneíditos) (Greek), senza scrupoli (Italian), inescrupuloso (Portuguese), бессо́вестный (bessóvestnyj) (Russian), inescrupuloso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unconscionable-en-adj-l0ApuQ~l Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'not conscionable; unscrupulous': 90 10
  2. Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable. Translations (excessive): неумерен (neumeren) (Bulgarian), прекомерен (prekomeren) (Bulgarian), excessief (Dutch), overdreven (Dutch), kohtuuton (Finnish), hillitön (Finnish), déraisonnable (French), unverschämt (German), unverhältnismäßig (German), överdriven (Swedish), omåttlig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unconscionable-en-adj-LjmVfT~Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'excessive': 5 95

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