Word
indefensible
Phoneticsin·de·fen·si·ble
US/ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbəɫ/
UK/ˌɪndɪfˈɛnsəbəl/
Definition
adj. so bad or unfair that it is impossible to justify or defend. You use this to describe a situation or a person's behavior that is clearly wrong.
adj. impossible to justify or defend; so bad that it is not worth arguing for. Often used to describe moral, legal, or logical positions that are clearly flawed.
Examples
“The company's decision to fire the employee was indefensible.”
“The lawyer argued that the evidence was so weak that the defendant's conviction was indefensible.”
“The committee's refusal to address the growing safety concerns was seen as an indefensible oversight that could lead to serious legal consequences.”
Examples
simple
“The company's decision to fire the employee was indefensible.”
contextual
“The lawyer argued that the evidence was so weak that the defendant's conviction was indefensible.”
complex
“The committee's refusal to address the growing safety concerns was seen as an indefensible oversight that could lead to serious legal consequences.”
Real-World Examples
“Such promotion is indefensible: UV radiation from sunbeds is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the World Health Organization’s cancer agency.” “McEntee said: “Recent attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages and communities, in some cases alongside Israeli Defence Forces, are utterly indefensible.” Etymology
From in- + defensible.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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