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indefensible

[in-di-fen-suh-buhl]

adjective

  1. not justifiable; inexcusable.

    indefensible behavior.

  2. incapable of being protected or defended against attack.

    an indefensible town.

    Synonyms: , ,
  3. incapable of being defended against criticism or denial; untenable.

    indefensible argument.



indefensible

/ ˌɪԻɪˈɛԲəə /

adjective

  1. not justifiable or excusable

  2. capable of being disagreed with; untenable

  3. incapable of defence against attack

“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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • indefensibility noun
  • indefensibleness noun
  • indefensibly adverb
  • ˌԻˈڱԲ adverb
  • ˌԻˌڱԲˈٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of indefensible1

First recorded in 1520–30; in- 3 + defensible
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"What is clear is the way those victims were dealt with at the time is indefensible and inexcusable," he said.

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The report called the calculation of these rates “cryptic” and their variability “indefensible.”

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She said the video of Ventura’s assault in the hotel was indefensible, but that the singer “made a choice” to stay with Combs for 11 years.

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Even back then, its writers didn’t have to consult dead tree pulp to recognize the ways the right-wing media has warped so many people’s views to a degree that the morally indefensible is acceptable.

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"I am the one person who defends the indefensible," he jokes.

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indefectiblein defiance of