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indefensible

[ in-di-fen-suh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not justifiable; inexcusable:

    indefensible behavior.

  2. incapable of being protected or defended against attack:

    an indefensible town.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. incapable of being defended against criticism or denial; untenable:

    indefensible argument.



indefensible

/ ˌɪԻɪˈɛԲəə /

adjective

  1. not justifiable or excusable
  2. capable of being disagreed with; untenable
  3. incapable of defence against attack
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԻˈڱԲ, adverb
  • ˌԻˌڱԲˈٲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • d·ڱȴ·i·ٲ d·ڱs··Ա noun
  • d·ڱs· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of indefensible1

First recorded in 1520–30; in- 3 + defensible
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Example Sentences

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"I am the one person who defends the indefensible," he jokes.

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Responding to her comments, Mr Kebede told conference it was "indefensible for a Labour government – a Labour government – to cut school funding".

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said "any move towards industrial action by teaching unions would be indefensible".

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The single most indefensible component of the tax bill congressional Republicans are trying to renew is a cut in the estate tax.

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“That a majority of this Court now rewards the government for its behavior with discretionary equitable relief is indefensible. We, as a Nation and a court of law, should be better than this.”

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indefectiblein defiance of