unacceptable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   not adequate to give satisfaction

   The coach told their players that defeat was unacceptable.

2. 2
   adj

   not conforming to standard usage

   the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists

3. 3
   adj

   Unsatisfactory; not acceptable.

   "This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."

4. 4
   noun

   Something that is not acceptable.

   Second, the data collected using CASEMAP afford us the opportunity to conduct market segmentation analyses based on the similarity in the pattern of unacceptables and/or the benefits that consumers seek in the category.

5. 5
   adj

   not acceptable

6. 6
   adj

   used of persons or their behavior

7. 7
   adj

   Not conforming to accepted usage.

Etymology

From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- + acceptable.