unspeakable

(ŭn-spē'kə-bəl)
adj.

1. Beyond description; inexpressible: unspeakable happiness.
2. Inexpressibly bad or objectionable: unspeakable poverty.
3. Not to be spoken: unspeakable thoughts.

unspeakableness un·speak'a·ble·ness n.
unspeakably un·speak'a·bly adv.

SYNONYMS   unspeakable, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, unutterable. These adjectives mean defying expression or description: unspeakable misery; indefinable yearnings; indescribable beauty; ineffable ecstasy; inexpressible anguish; unutterable contempt.

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adjective

1. That cannot be described: incommunicable, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, undescribable, unutterable. Idioms: beyonddescriptionwords, defying description. See words.
2. That may not be spoken of or uttered: unmentionable. See decent/indecent, good/bad, words.

adj

Definition: very bad; beyond description
Antonyms: good, nice

For a list of words related to unspeakable, see:

• Enlightenment, Truth, and the Unknowable - unspeakable: (adj) beyond verbal description; that may not or cannot be uttered

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - usigelig, ubeskrivelig, under al kritik

Nederlands (Dutch)
onbeschrijfelijk, afschuwelijk (slecht), niet uit te spreken

Français (French)
adj. - inexprimable, épouvantable (un bruit), innommable, indescriptible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbeschreiblich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απερίγραπτος, ανείπωτος, ανέκφραστος, αποκρουστικός, αηδιαστικός, σιχαμερός, ακατονόμαστος, αχαρακτήριστος

Italiano (Italian)
ineffabile, inesprimibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indizível, execrável

Русский (Russian)
невыразимый, непроизносимый, ужасный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indecible, inenarrable, incalificable, indescriptible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - outsäglig, obeskrivlig, usel, avskyvärd, under all kritik, som inte kan uttalas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无法形容的, 可怕的, 无法以言语表达的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無法形容的, 可怕的, 無法以言語表達的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 말도 안 되는, 말할 수 없는, 몹시 나쁜

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 言語に絶する, 口にするのもいやな, 口に出せない, ひどい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا يوصف, يعجز عنه الوصف, رديء جدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאין להביעו במלים, רע באופן בל-יתואר, גרוע ביותר‬

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