unconscionable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ conscionable

Pronunciation

(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ənˈkɔn.ʃən.ə.bəl/, /ənˈkɔnʃ.nə.bəl/, /ənˈkɔn.ʃən.bəl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈkɑn.ʃən.ə.bəl/, /ʌnˈkɑnʃ.nə.bəl/, /ʌnˈkɑn.ʃən.bəl/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.ə.bəl/, /ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.bəl/

Adjective

unconscionable (comparative more unconscionable, superlative most unconscionable)

Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.
- 2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance, paperback edition, Fourth Estate, page 364:
  When Roger assured him that prospects "looked very good" for a retrial, even a reversal of the verdict, since Roger had discovered "unconscionable errors" in the trial, Jackson grunted in bemusement and smiled with half his mouth.
Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable.
The effective rate of interest was unconscionable, but not legally usurious.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 84:
  He amazed the pretty hostess by refusing breakfast; however, flinging down double the amount of her already unconscionable bill, consoled her for his want of appetite.

Translations

not conscionable; unscrupulous

Bulgarian: безсъвестен (bg) (bezsǎvesten)
Dutch: onbillijk (nl), gewetenloos (nl)
Finnish: omantunnon vastainen
French: sans scrupules (fr)
German: unverschämt (de), skrupellos (de), gewissenlos (de)
Greek: παράλογος (el) (parálogos), ασυνείδητος (el) (asyneíditos)
Italian: senza scrupoli
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: inescrupuloso (pt)
Russian: бессо́вестный (ru) (bessóvestnyj)
Spanish: inescrupuloso

excessive

Bulgarian: неумерен (bg) (neumeren), прекомерен (bg) (prekomeren)
Dutch: excessief (nl), overdreven (nl)
Finnish: kohtuuton (fi), hillitön (fi)
German: unverschämt (de), unverhältnismäßig (de)
Swedish: överdriven (sv), omåttlig (sv)

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Afrikaans: ^{(please verify)} onbillik

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