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unsayable

British

/ ʌnˈseɪəbəl /

adjective

too insulting, indecent, etc, to be said

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noun

to express an opinion thought to be too controversial to mention

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unsayable

Even if it means saying what was previously unsayable.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024

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

When I listen to Rorem, I’m reminded of the piano’s potential as an amplifier of the internal — a voice to articulate the unsayable.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022

"I didn't sign up for anything limited when I chose poetry. I signed up for something that is about trying on some level to harness the unsayable."

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022

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

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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