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unsayable

British  
/ ʌnˈseɪəbəl /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I don’t know whether to call that projection, unleashing the id or saying the unsayable — but it’s awesome T-shirt material, am I right?

From Salon May 17, 2026

Now, the new government has been pushed to do something unpalatable - early releases on a big scale - because the unsayable went unsaid.

From BBC Sep. 14, 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

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

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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