Definition of unspeakable in English:

unspeakable

adjectiveʌnˈspiːkəb(ə)lˌənˈspikəb(ə)l

1Not able to be expressed in words.
说不出的，难以用言语表达的
I felt an unspeakable tenderness towards her
我对她怀有难以用语言表达的温情。
Example sentencesExamples
- If this is so, then writing becomes a problematic activity. If the writer uses words connected to the world, then cannot express an unspeakable experience.
- How she felt so unseen and out-of-place, like the silence that fills the void of unspeakable words.
- It's offered, and has duly been read, as a visual metaphor for an unspeakable loss - one of those moments when cinema aspires to the poetic.
- The movie lifts the lid on this seething cauldron of unspoken, unspeakable shame, takes a good long peep within and then drops the lid again with a clang.
- My sisters and I understood very little of the unspeakable reality he sought to describe.
- Just the sound of it fills the world with unspeakable joy.
Synonyms
indescribable, beyond words, beyond description, inexpressible, unutterable, indefinable, beggaring description, ineffable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unthinkable, unheard of, marvellous, wonderful
1. 1.1 Too bad or horrific to express in words.
  恶劣（或恐怖）得说不出口的
  a piece of unspeakable abuse
  Example sentencesExamples
  His beautifully judged film matches the moments of comedy with glimpses of the unspeakable tragedies that can send a life into tailspin.
  I wondered about what violence had preceded these unspeakable acts and what violence would follow.
  I am equally sure that those parents feel unspeakable grief once the phone call came that their beloved one would not be returning home.
  The scale of destruction is unthinkable, and the horror is unspeakable.
  Surely one of life's greatest tragedies is that man can always come up with explanations for the unspeakable cruelties people inflict on each other.
  Famine anywhere is a tragedy, but when it is caused by a country's government it is an unspeakable crime.
  Or were the crimes she committed so unspeakable as to be beyond forgiveness?
  Did the first world war veterans who suffered unspeakable horrors expect compensation?
  I love to write, but I feel an unspeakable dread when faced with editing.
  Admittedly there can be no denying the horror, the unspeakable horror of what had transpired at the Cathedral nearly three years ago.
  For years people have struggled with the idea that their favourite novelist was an unspeakable racist or their beloved composer a Nazi sympathizer.
  This is the kind of unspeakable inhumanity we are all up against.
  The wounds inflicted on minority women can hardly heal especially when they were subjected to such unspeakable crimes.
  The coroner described the crash as one of unspeakable tragedy.
  The character sees no alternative to performing an unspeakable act and, in the end, she's the one who will suffer the most from it.
  Please drop whatever you're doing and throw your weight behind the campaign to put a stop to these unspeakable abuses.
  Tiny figures huddled in sweatshops, toiling in unspeakable conditions.
  Memorial services happen because for each family with a loss, every loss is unspeakable tragedy.
  And this is an unthinkable, unspeakable tragedy that, in my opinion, came out of left field.
  The march has been described as a creative response to the unspeakable brutality that has gripped the country.
  Synonyms
  dreadful, awful, appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, terrible, horrendous, atrocious, insufferable, abominable, abhorrent, repellent, repulsive, repugnant, revolting, sickening, frightful, fearful, shocking, hideous, ghastly, grim, dire, hateful, odious, loathsome, gruesome, monstrous, outrageous, heinous, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, execrable, vile, indescribable, indescribably bad/wicked/evil
  rare egregious

Derivatives

unspeakableness

noun

The unspeakableness of abuse has implications at several levels.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is this absence, this unspeakableness, through which sexuality is regulated.
- The language of "unspeakableness" has practical problems and theological ones.
- It is the unspeakableness of things that Whitman most commonly dramatizes.
- I believe the silence was the result of the unspeakableness of what they had experienced and the belief that no one would understand them if they did try to convey it.

unspeakably

adverbʌnˈspiːkəbli

as submodifier he was unspeakably cruel
Example sentencesExamples
- To get the best vantage point we drove right to the top of the mountain - the Peshmerga front line. It was dark, unspeakably bleak and incredibly cold.
- People who, presumably, were hired because of their obvious brilliance do these unspeakably stupid things.
- Denise Graves, who sang the two solos, is an unspeakably beautiful person with such an incredible voice.
- Then they were held at Bagram and Kandahar, where their treatment was unspeakably harsh and cruel.
- While a relationship is breaking down, people can be unspeakably cruel to each other.

Definition of unspeakable in US English:

unspeakable

adjectiveˌənˈspēkəb(ə)lˌənˈspikəb(ə)l

1Not able to be expressed in words.
说不出的，难以用言语表达的
I felt an unspeakable tenderness toward her
我对她怀有难以用语言表达的温情。
Example sentencesExamples
- My sisters and I understood very little of the unspeakable reality he sought to describe.
- Just the sound of it fills the world with unspeakable joy.
- If this is so, then writing becomes a problematic activity. If the writer uses words connected to the world, then cannot express an unspeakable experience.
- The movie lifts the lid on this seething cauldron of unspoken, unspeakable shame, takes a good long peep within and then drops the lid again with a clang.
- How she felt so unseen and out-of-place, like the silence that fills the void of unspeakable words.
- It's offered, and has duly been read, as a visual metaphor for an unspeakable loss - one of those moments when cinema aspires to the poetic.
Synonyms
indescribable, beyond words, beyond description, inexpressible, unutterable, indefinable, beggaring description, ineffable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unthinkable, unheard of, marvellous, wonderful
1. 1.1 Too bad or horrific to express in words.
  恶劣（或恐怖）得说不出口的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The scale of destruction is unthinkable, and the horror is unspeakable.
  This is the kind of unspeakable inhumanity we are all up against.
  Memorial services happen because for each family with a loss, every loss is unspeakable tragedy.
  I am equally sure that those parents feel unspeakable grief once the phone call came that their beloved one would not be returning home.
  The coroner described the crash as one of unspeakable tragedy.
  His beautifully judged film matches the moments of comedy with glimpses of the unspeakable tragedies that can send a life into tailspin.
  I love to write, but I feel an unspeakable dread when faced with editing.
  The march has been described as a creative response to the unspeakable brutality that has gripped the country.
  Tiny figures huddled in sweatshops, toiling in unspeakable conditions.
  And this is an unthinkable, unspeakable tragedy that, in my opinion, came out of left field.
  Surely one of life's greatest tragedies is that man can always come up with explanations for the unspeakable cruelties people inflict on each other.
  Did the first world war veterans who suffered unspeakable horrors expect compensation?
  The character sees no alternative to performing an unspeakable act and, in the end, she's the one who will suffer the most from it.
  The wounds inflicted on minority women can hardly heal especially when they were subjected to such unspeakable crimes.
  Or were the crimes she committed so unspeakable as to be beyond forgiveness?
  For years people have struggled with the idea that their favourite novelist was an unspeakable racist or their beloved composer a Nazi sympathizer.
  I wondered about what violence had preceded these unspeakable acts and what violence would follow.
  Please drop whatever you're doing and throw your weight behind the campaign to put a stop to these unspeakable abuses.
  Admittedly there can be no denying the horror, the unspeakable horror of what had transpired at the Cathedral nearly three years ago.
  Famine anywhere is a tragedy, but when it is caused by a country's government it is an unspeakable crime.
  Synonyms
  dreadful, awful, appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, terrible, horrendous, atrocious, insufferable, abominable, abhorrent, repellent, repulsive, repugnant, revolting, sickening, frightful, fearful, shocking, hideous, ghastly, grim, dire, hateful, odious, loathsome, gruesome, monstrous, outrageous, heinous, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, execrable, vile, indescribable, indescribably bad, indescribably evil, indescribably wicked

单词	unspeakable
释义	Definition of unspeakable in English: unspeakable adjectiveʌnˈspiːkəb(ə)lˌənˈspikəb(ə)l 1Not able to be expressed in words. 说不出的，难以用言语表达的 I felt an unspeakable tenderness towards her 我对她怀有难以用语言表达的温情。 Example sentencesExamples If this is so, then writing becomes a problematic activity. If the writer uses words connected to the world, then cannot express an unspeakable experience. How she felt so unseen and out-of-place, like the silence that fills the void of unspeakable words. It's offered, and has duly been read, as a visual metaphor for an unspeakable loss - one of those moments when cinema aspires to the poetic. The movie lifts the lid on this seething cauldron of unspoken, unspeakable shame, takes a good long peep within and then drops the lid again with a clang. My sisters and I understood very little of the unspeakable reality he sought to describe. Just the sound of it fills the world with unspeakable joy. Synonyms indescribable, beyond words, beyond description, inexpressible, unutterable, indefinable, beggaring description, ineffable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unthinkable, unheard of, marvellous, wonderful 1.1 Too bad or horrific to express in words. 恶劣（或恐怖）得说不出口的 a piece of unspeakable abuse Example sentencesExamples His beautifully judged film matches the moments of comedy with glimpses of the unspeakable tragedies that can send a life into tailspin. I wondered about what violence had preceded these unspeakable acts and what violence would follow. I am equally sure that those parents feel unspeakable grief once the phone call came that their beloved one would not be returning home. The scale of destruction is unthinkable, and the horror is unspeakable. Surely one of life's greatest tragedies is that man can always come up with explanations for the unspeakable cruelties people inflict on each other. Famine anywhere is a tragedy, but when it is caused by a country's government it is an unspeakable crime. Or were the crimes she committed so unspeakable as to be beyond forgiveness? Did the first world war veterans who suffered unspeakable horrors expect compensation? I love to write, but I feel an unspeakable dread when faced with editing. Admittedly there can be no denying the horror, the unspeakable horror of what had transpired at the Cathedral nearly three years ago. For years people have struggled with the idea that their favourite novelist was an unspeakable racist or their beloved composer a Nazi sympathizer. This is the kind of unspeakable inhumanity we are all up against. The wounds inflicted on minority women can hardly heal especially when they were subjected to such unspeakable crimes. The coroner described the crash as one of unspeakable tragedy. The character sees no alternative to performing an unspeakable act and, in the end, she's the one who will suffer the most from it. Please drop whatever you're doing and throw your weight behind the campaign to put a stop to these unspeakable abuses. Tiny figures huddled in sweatshops, toiling in unspeakable conditions. Memorial services happen because for each family with a loss, every loss is unspeakable tragedy. And this is an unthinkable, unspeakable tragedy that, in my opinion, came out of left field. The march has been described as a creative response to the unspeakable brutality that has gripped the country. Synonyms dreadful, awful, appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, terrible, horrendous, atrocious, insufferable, abominable, abhorrent, repellent, repulsive, repugnant, revolting, sickening, frightful, fearful, shocking, hideous, ghastly, grim, dire, hateful, odious, loathsome, gruesome, monstrous, outrageous, heinous, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, execrable, vile, indescribable, indescribably bad/wicked/evil rare egregious Derivatives unspeakableness noun The unspeakableness of abuse has implications at several levels. Example sentencesExamples It is this absence, this unspeakableness, through which sexuality is regulated. The language of "unspeakableness" has practical problems and theological ones. It is the unspeakableness of things that Whitman most commonly dramatizes. I believe the silence was the result of the unspeakableness of what they had experienced and the belief that no one would understand them if they did try to convey it. unspeakably adverbʌnˈspiːkəbli as submodifier he was unspeakably cruel Example sentencesExamples To get the best vantage point we drove right to the top of the mountain - the Peshmerga front line. It was dark, unspeakably bleak and incredibly cold. People who, presumably, were hired because of their obvious brilliance do these unspeakably stupid things. Denise Graves, who sang the two solos, is an unspeakably beautiful person with such an incredible voice. Then they were held at Bagram and Kandahar, where their treatment was unspeakably harsh and cruel. While a relationship is breaking down, people can be unspeakably cruel to each other. Definition of unspeakable in US English: unspeakable adjectiveˌənˈspēkəb(ə)lˌənˈspikəb(ə)l 1Not able to be expressed in words. 说不出的，难以用言语表达的 I felt an unspeakable tenderness toward her 我对她怀有难以用语言表达的温情。 Example sentencesExamples My sisters and I understood very little of the unspeakable reality he sought to describe. Just the sound of it fills the world with unspeakable joy. If this is so, then writing becomes a problematic activity. If the writer uses words connected to the world, then cannot express an unspeakable experience. The movie lifts the lid on this seething cauldron of unspoken, unspeakable shame, takes a good long peep within and then drops the lid again with a clang. How she felt so unseen and out-of-place, like the silence that fills the void of unspeakable words. It's offered, and has duly been read, as a visual metaphor for an unspeakable loss - one of those moments when cinema aspires to the poetic. Synonyms indescribable, beyond words, beyond description, inexpressible, unutterable, indefinable, beggaring description, ineffable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unthinkable, unheard of, marvellous, wonderful 1.1 Too bad or horrific to express in words. 恶劣（或恐怖）得说不出口的 Example sentencesExamples The scale of destruction is unthinkable, and the horror is unspeakable. This is the kind of unspeakable inhumanity we are all up against. Memorial services happen because for each family with a loss, every loss is unspeakable tragedy. I am equally sure that those parents feel unspeakable grief once the phone call came that their beloved one would not be returning home. The coroner described the crash as one of unspeakable tragedy. His beautifully judged film matches the moments of comedy with glimpses of the unspeakable tragedies that can send a life into tailspin. I love to write, but I feel an unspeakable dread when faced with editing. The march has been described as a creative response to the unspeakable brutality that has gripped the country. Tiny figures huddled in sweatshops, toiling in unspeakable conditions. And this is an unthinkable, unspeakable tragedy that, in my opinion, came out of left field. Surely one of life's greatest tragedies is that man can always come up with explanations for the unspeakable cruelties people inflict on each other. Did the first world war veterans who suffered unspeakable horrors expect compensation? The character sees no alternative to performing an unspeakable act and, in the end, she's the one who will suffer the most from it. The wounds inflicted on minority women can hardly heal especially when they were subjected to such unspeakable crimes. Or were the crimes she committed so unspeakable as to be beyond forgiveness? For years people have struggled with the idea that their favourite novelist was an unspeakable racist or their beloved composer a Nazi sympathizer. I wondered about what violence had preceded these unspeakable acts and what violence would follow. Please drop whatever you're doing and throw your weight behind the campaign to put a stop to these unspeakable abuses. Admittedly there can be no denying the horror, the unspeakable horror of what had transpired at the Cathedral nearly three years ago. Famine anywhere is a tragedy, but when it is caused by a country's government it is an unspeakable crime. Synonyms dreadful, awful, appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, terrible, horrendous, atrocious, insufferable, abominable, abhorrent, repellent, repulsive, repugnant, revolting, sickening, frightful, fearful, shocking, hideous, ghastly, grim, dire, hateful, odious, loathsome, gruesome, monstrous, outrageous, heinous, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, execrable, vile, indescribable, indescribably bad, indescribably evil, indescribably wicked
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