adj
unconscionable
uhn-KON-shuhn-uh-buhl
adj
1
So unfair, unreasonable, or immoral that it defies any sense of conscience.
"Charging desperate families that much for water was unconscionable."
"The court ruled the contract terms unconscionable and unenforceable."
How to Use Unconscionable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSo wrong or excessive it goes against any reasonable sense of right and wrong.
When to use it
A fairly formal word, common in legal writing and serious criticism.
Common pairings
unconscionable delay
unconscionable terms
utterly unconscionable
Word Forms
more unconscionable comparative, most unconscionable superlative
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Etymology
From un- + conscionable ("in line with conscience"), itself from conscience.