unconscionable
Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscienceNot conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.
» Your views aren't unfashionable so much as unconscionable.
Meaning
2 sensesNot conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.
unverschämt, skrupellos, gewissenlos
бессо́вестныйbessóvestnyj
lacking a conscience
Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable.
The effective rate of interest was unconscionable, but not legally usurious.
unverschämt, unverhältnismäßig
Examples
4 sentencesYour views aren't unfashionable so much as unconscionable.
The way reactionaries are making queer kids feel right now is unconscionable.
What he said was unconscionable.
Unconscionable Love, bane and tormentor of mankind, parent of strife, fountain of tears, source of a thousand ills.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From un- + conscionable.From un- + conscionable.
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Forms
more unconscionable, most unconscionable| Comparative | more unconscionable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unconscionable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonyms- lacking a conscience:conscienceless
- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation:exorbitantextortionateoutrageoussteepusurious
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form