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unforgivable

British  
/ ˌʌnfəˈɡɪvəbəl /

adjective

  1. so bad as to be unable to be excused or pardoned

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Example Sentences

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“That’s an unforgivable error right there,” Robert Yawger, commodity specialist at Mizuho Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“This lawsuit is born of a profound and unforgivable injustice,” his attorney Daniel Watkins said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

On Thursday Angela Rayner said the government had to do more for the hospitality industry, and Lisa Nandy made her remarks about misogyny and the "unforgivable" turmoil in government.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

But Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said Sunday that "there is no justification whatsoever for the barbarity committed," calling it "an unforgivable act of irrationality."

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

By refusing Jimbo’s offering of sour mash, you would have thought that I had committed the one sin that was unforgivable by all monkeys.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls