Meanings
noununacceptability (usually uncountable, plural unacceptabilities)
plural unacceptabilities
- uncountableusuallyThe property of being unacceptable.
Both of these relative clauses are grammatical on their own. It is just the combination that leads to unacceptability.
2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Preliminaries: Components of Language Structure” (chapter 2), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 26
Synonyms & antonyms
noununsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards
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Translations
Catalan inacceptabilitat
- inacceptabilitatproperty of being unacceptable
French inacceptabilité
- inacceptabilitéproperty of being unacceptable
Hindi अस्वीकार्यता
- अस्वीकार्यता (asvīkāryatā)property of being unacceptable
Hungarian elfogadhatatlanság
- elfogadhatatlanságproperty of being unacceptable
Italian inaccettabilità
- inaccettabilitàproperty of being unacceptable
Polish nieakceptowalność
- nieakceptowalnośćproperty of being unacceptable
Romanian neacceptabilitate, inacceptabilitate
- neacceptabilitateproperty of being unacceptable
- inacceptabilitateproperty of being unacceptable
Russian неприе́млемость
- неприе́млемость (neprijémlemostʹ)property of being unacceptable
Spanish inaceptabilidad
- inaceptabilidadproperty of being unacceptable
Ukrainian неприйня́тність
- неприйня́тність (nepryjnjátnistʹ)property of being unacceptable
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APA
unacceptability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacceptability
MLA
“unacceptability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacceptability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unacceptability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacceptability.
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