"unthinkable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unthinkable.wav Forms: more unthinkable [comparative], most unthinkable [superlative]
Etymology: un- + think + -able Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|think|-able}} un- + think + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} unthinkable (comparative more unthinkable, superlative most unthinkable)
  1. Incapable of being believed; incredible. Translations (incapable of being believed; incredible): немислим (nemislim) (Bulgarian), impensable (Catalan), utænkelig (Danish), utrolig (Danish), ondenkbaar (Dutch), incroyable (French), დაუჯერებელი (dauǯerebeli) (Georgian), წარმოუდგენელი (c̣armoudgeneli) (Georgian), unvorstellbar (German), hihetetlen (Hungarian), impensabile (Italian), 상상도 할 수 없는 (sangsangdo hal su eomneun) (Korean), utenkjeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), niewiarygodne (Polish), impensável (Portuguese), neimaginabil (Romanian), de neimaginat (Romanian), incredibil (Romanian), negândibil [masculine] (Romanian), imposibil [masculine] (Romanian), немы́слимый (nemýslimyj) (Russian), otänkbar (Swedish), düşünülemez (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-unthinkable-en-adj-wUkBSoo9 Categories (other): Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 44 39 Disambiguation of 'incapable of being believed; incredible': 92 5 3
  2. Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense. Translations (inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense): невероятен (neverojaten) (Bulgarian), impensable (Catalan), utænkelig (Danish), käsittämätön (Finnish), inconcevable (French), impensable (French), inimaginable (French), წარმოუდგენელი (c̣armoudgeneli) (Georgian), undenkbar (German), unvorstellbar (German), αδιανόητος (adianóitos) (Greek), elképzelhetetlen (Hungarian), incōgitābilis (Latin), utenkelig (Norwegian Bokmål), utenkeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), utenkjeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), ondenkjboa (Plautdietsch), impensável (Portuguese), de neconceput (Romanian), inconceptibil (Romanian), inimaginabil (Romanian), neimaginabil (Romanian), немы́слимый (nemýslimyj) (Russian), impensable (Spanish), otänkbar (Swedish), düşünülemez (Turkish), kavranılamaz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-unthinkable-en-adj-e7Xi0-Hl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -able, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 45 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 27 42 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 25 44 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 46 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 46 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 12 51 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 54 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 48 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 50 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 54 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 53 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 46 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 20 46 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 17 49 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 17 53 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 18 52 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 11 58 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 47 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 51 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 18 52 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 50 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 44 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 48 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 52 31 Disambiguation of 'inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense': 2 89 9
  3. Extremely improper; extremely at odds with norms of expected behavior; taboo.
    Sense id: en-unthinkable-en-adj-l0nlqo4A Categories (other): Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 44 39

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      "sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
      "word": "düşünülemez"
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