unacceptable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite not adequate to give satisfaction
    • the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable
  2. adjective not acceptable; not welcome
    • a word unacceptable in polite society
    • an unacceptable violation of personal freedom
  3. adjective satellite used of persons or their behavior
    unsufferable; impossible; insufferable.
    • impossible behavior
    • insufferable insolence
  4. adjective satellite not conforming to standard usage; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'"
    unaccepted.
    • the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists

WordNet

Un`ac*cept"a*ble adjective
Definitions
  1. Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive. -- Un`ac*cept"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`ac*cept"a*bly, adv.

Webster 1913