objectionable

əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbl̩

Definition

Definition of objectionable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotioncausing disapproval or protest

His objectionable behavior upset everyone at the meeting.

displeasing

offensive

unacceptable

ethicsextremely offensive and unacceptable

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Origin of objectionable

Latin, objectus (thrown against) + -able (capable of)

Terms with objectionable included in their meaning

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wickedness

sinful act

morally bad or objectionable act or behavior

messed up

adj.

ethics

morally wrong or objectionable

censor

media

remove objectionable content from media or communication

censor

official control

official who examines materials for objectionable content

distasteful

adj.

morality

morally offensive or objectionable

repugnant

adj.

morality

offensive or morally objectionable

stench

figurative

situation or condition that is disgustingly objectionable

unspeakable

adj.

horrible

extremely bad or objectionable

Examples of objectionable in a sentence

Her objectionable attitude made collaboration difficult.
His objectionable behavior led to his dismissal.
The film contained objectionable scenes that were later edited out.

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French:répréhensible, ...
German:anstößig, unannehmbar, ...
Italian:riprovevole, offensivo, ...
Spanish:censurable, ofensivo, ...
Portuguese:ofensivo, inaceitável, ...
Chinese:令人反感的, 不可接受的, ...
Japanese:不快な, 受け入れられない, ...
Arabic:مُسِيء, مَرْفُوض, ...
Hebrew:מְעוֹרֵר הִתְנַגְּדוּת, מְעוֹרֵר הִתְנַגְּדוּת, ...
Russian:неприемлемый, предосудительный, ...
Ukrainian:неприпустимий, неприйнятний, ...
Hindi:आपत्तिजनक, अशोभनीय, ...
Bengali:আপত্তিকর, অশোভন, ...
Catalan:reprovable, ofensiu, ...
Czech:závadný, pohoršující, ...
Danish:anstødelig, stødende, ...
Dutch:aanstootgevend, ...
Greek:απαράδεκτος, προσβλητικός, ...
Hungarian:kifogásolható, sértő, ...
Khmer:គួរឱ្យមិនពេញចិត្ត, មិនអាចទទួលយកបាន, ...
Korean:불쾌한, 부적절한, ...
Persian:ناپسند, غیرقابل‌قبول, ...
Polish:naganny, obraźliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):ofensivo, censurável, ...
Romanian:obiecționabil, ...
Swedish:stötande, oacceptabel, ...
Thai:ไม่น่าพอใจ, ไม่อาจยอมรับได้, ...
Turkish:itiraz edilebilir, saldırgan, ...
Vietnamese:phản cảm, xúc phạm, ...

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Definition of objectionable - Reverso English Dictionary

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