objectionable

English

Etymology

objection +‎ -able

Pronunciation

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Adjective

objectionable (comparative more objectionable, superlative most objectionable)

1. Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection; offensive.

   Before removing objectionable material, you'll have to decide what will offend people.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "objectionable" is often applied: content, material, language.

Antonyms

• unobjectionable

Translations

offensive

• Dutch: bezwaarlijk (nl), aanstotelijk (nl), afkeurenswaardig (nl), laakbaar (nl), onaangenaam (nl)
• German: unangenehm (de), unzulässig (de), störend (de), anstößig (de), anstoßerregend, anrüchig, nicht einwandfrei, zu beanstandend
• Hungarian: kifogásolható (hu)
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• Latin: repudiōsus
• Maori: harehare
• Russian: предосуди́тельный (ru) (predosudítelʹnyj)