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unsayable

British  
/ ʌnˈseɪəbəl /

adjective

  1. too insulting, indecent, etc, to be said

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noun

  1. to express an opinion thought to be too controversial to mention

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Example Sentences

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Their approach, to say the unsayable and risk sanction is nothing new.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2024

Norwegian playwright and author Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize in literature for his ‘innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.’

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," the award-giving body said.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2023

“My fascination would be if the medium enabled dogs to say something truly unsayable without the buttons,” Horowitz said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023

But those words were unsayable, couldn’t find their way past my lips.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs