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indefensible

  (ĭn'dĭ-fĕn'sə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Inexcusable; unpardonable: indefensible behavior.
  2. Invalid; untenable: an indefensible assumption.
  3. Vulnerable to physical attack: indefensible borders.
indefensibility in'de·fen'si·bil'i·ty or in'de·fen'si·ble·ness n.
indefensibly in'de·fen'si·bly adv.
 
 
Thesaurus: indefensible

adjective

    Impossible to excuse, pardon, or justify: inexcusable, unforgivable, unjustifiable, unpardonable. See forgiveness/vindictiveness.

 
Antonyms: indefensible

adj

Definition: inexcusable
Antonyms: defensible, excusable, justifiable, justified


 
WordNet: indefensible
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
  Synonym: untenable

Meaning #2: incapable of being justified or explained
  Synonyms: insupportable, unjustifiable, unwarrantable, unwarranted


 
Translations: Translations for: Indefensible

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uforsvarlig, uholdbar, som ikke kan forsvares

Nederlands (Dutch)
onverdedigbaar

Français (French)
adj. - indéfendable, inexcusable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unhaltbar, unentschuldbar, unvertretbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αβάσιμος, αδικαιολόγητος

Italiano (Italian)
indifendibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indefensável

Русский (Russian)
незащищенный, недоказуемый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indefendible, insostenible, injustificable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - omöjlig att försvara, ohållbar, oförsvarlig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不能防卫的, 无辩护余地的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能防衛的, 無辯護餘地的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 방어할 수 없는, 변호할 여지가 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 守りがたい, 弁護の余地のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا يدافع عنه, لا يبرر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאין להגן עליו, שאין להצדיקו‬


 
 

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