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unconscionable

[ uhn-kon-shuh-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
  2. not in accordance with what is just or reasonable:

    unconscionable behavior.

  3. an unconscionable profit.

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unconscionable

/ ʌˈɒʃəəə /

adjective

  1. unscrupulous or unprincipled

    an unconscionable liar

  2. immoderate or excessive

    unconscionable demands

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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈDzԲDzԲԱ, noun
  • ܲˈDzԲDzԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·DzȴDz··i·ٲ noun
  • ܲ·DzsDz·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unconscionable1

First recorded in 1555–65; un- 1 + conscionable
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Example Sentences

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But for Zelensky to renounce Crimea as an indivisible part of Ukraine would be unconscionable.

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Gen. Pam Bondi posted on X: “This is absolutely unconscionable. about Justice for these teens? about the rights of their parents?”

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Mendelsohn and Lesser have the luxury of playing to type here, with the former channeling his version of Imperial unctuousness and the latter lending a professorial chill to his acceptance of unconscionable orders.

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That news capped off a chaotic weekend that began with the termination of several senior DoD officials, who called their unexplained termination "unconscionable" in a joint statement.

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“USS Callister: Into Infinity” makes no such remarks on power; the sharpest comment Brooker offers us is that, when implicated in wrongdoing, men are willing to do unconscionable things to shield themselves from accountability.

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