UNTHINKABLE


Meaning of UNTHINKABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnθɪŋkəb(ə)l ]

1.

If you say that something is unthinkable , you are emphasizing that it cannot possibly be accepted or imagined as a possibility.

Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ [ emphasis ]

The unthinkable is something that is unthinkable.

Edward VIII had done the unthinkable and abdicated the throne.

N-SING : the N

2.

You can use unthinkable to describe a situation, event, or action which is extremely unpleasant to imagine or remember.

This place is going to be unthinkable without you.

ADJ

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