Meaning & Definition of Unspeakable in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: Causing horror or disgust; intolerable.

  Example Sentence: The conditions in the prison were unspeakable.

• Definition: Inexpressible due to extreme nature.

  Example Sentence: The trauma she experienced was unspeakable.

• Definition: Too bad or severe to be put into words.

  Example Sentence: The loss felt unspeakable.

Etymology

Origin: From the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'speakable' meaning 'able to be spoken'.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• the unspeakable truth: A reality that is hard to accept or discuss.
• unspeakable acts: Actions that are morally or ethically beyond description.
• unspeakable joy: A level of happiness that is so great it defies expression.

Translations

• Spanish: inexpresable

• French: indicible

• German: unbeschreiblich

• Russian: невыразимый

Related Words

• unutterable: Too great or extreme to be expressed in words.

• incommunicable: Incapable of being communicated or expressed.

Slang Meanings of unspeakable

• Meaning: Beyond words

  Example Sentence: The horror of the situation was just beyond words.

• Meaning: Can't even

  Example Sentence: What happened at the party was so wild that I can't even.