UNTOUCHABLE


Meaning of UNTOUCHABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌntʌtʃəb(ə)l ]

( untouchables)

1.

If you say that someone is untouchable , you mean that they cannot be affected or punished in any way.

I want to make it clear, however, that no one is untouchable in this investigation.

ADJ

An untouchable is someone who is untouchable.

...an anti-corruption squad nicknamed the ‘Untouchables’.

N-COUNT

2.

If you describe someone, especially a sports player or entertainer, as untouchable , you are emphasizing that they are better than anyone else in what they do.

A lot of the players began to feel they were untouchable.

ADJ [ emphasis ]

3.

Some people refer to Hindus of the lowest social rank as untouchables .

He was born an untouchable in a very poor village in south India.

N-COUNT

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