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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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The Swedish Academy said on Thursday it was for his "innovative plays and prose which gives voice to the unsayable".

From BBC Oct. 5, 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

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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