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inaceptable

unacceptable

adjective een-ahk-sep-TAH-bleh Rare

Usage Note

Inaceptable is a formal, emphatic register word; in everyday speech speakers more often say no se puede aceptar or inadmisible. It is invariable for gender: una condición inaceptable, un comportamiento inaceptable. It has no short apocopated form.

Examples

"Su comportamiento fue completamente inaceptable."

Natural Translation

His behaviour was completely unacceptable.

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