Definitions for unconscionable
ʌnˈkɒn ʃə nə bəlun·con·scionable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. conscienceless, unconscionableadjective

   lacking a conscience

   "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar"

2. exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usuriousadjective

   greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

   "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. unconscionableadjective

   Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

2. unconscionableadjective

   Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable.

   The effective rate of interest was unconscionable, but not legally usurious.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unconscionableadjective

   1. Exceeding the limits of any just claim or expectation.

   A man may oppose an unconscionable request for an unjustifiable reason. Roger L'Estrange.

   2. Forming unreasonable expectations.

   You cannot be so unconscionable as to charge me for not subscribing of my name, for that would reflect too grossly upon your own party, who never dare it. Dryden.

   3. Enormous; vast. A low word.

   His giantship is gone somewhat crest-fall’n,
   Stalking with less unconscionable strides,
   And lower looks, but in a sultry chafe. John Milton, Agonistes.

   4. Not guided or influenced by conscience.

   How infamous is the false, fraudulent, and unconscionable? hardly ever did any man of no conscience continue a man of any credit long. South.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unconscionable

   Unconscionability (sometimes known as unconscionable dealing/conduct in Australia) is a doctrine in contract law that describes terms that are so extremely unjust, or overwhelmingly one-sided in favor of the party who has the superior bargaining power, that they are contrary to good conscience. Typically, an unconscionable contract is held to be unenforceable because no reasonable or informed person would otherwise agree to it. The perpetrator of the conduct is not allowed to benefit, because the consideration offered is lacking, or is so obviously inadequate, that to enforce the contract would be unfair to the party seeking to escape the contract.

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1. unconscionable

   Unconscionable refers to an act or situation that is extremely unfair, unreasonable, or shocking in terms of morality or justice. It usually pertains to activities that go beyond the norms of honesty or fairness, often in the context of a contractual agreement or business transaction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Unconscionableadjective

   not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size

2. Unconscionableadjective

   not guided by, or conformed to, conscience

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Unconscionable

   un-kon′shun-a-bl, adj. not conformable to conscience: unreasonable: inordinate.—n. Uncon′scionableness.—adv. Uncon′scionably.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unconscionable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unconscionable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of unconscionable in a Sentence

1. Matt Allen:

   As a labor and delivery nurse who helps mothers to bring babies into this world, I find it outrageous that Mount Sinai would compromise care for our NICU babies in any way. We already have NICU nurses caring for twice as many sick babies as they should, it’s unconscionable that Mount Sinai refuses to address unsafe staffing in our NICU and other units of the hospital but is now stirring fears about our NICU babies in contract negotiations.

2. Kat Cammack:

   This is such an overstep of Speaker Pelosi's authority to basically make our Capitol Police arrest staff members and report on members [of Congress], it's absolutely unconscionable that this is where we're at.

3. Sonny Perdue:

   It’s unconscionable to think that in the state of California, with a growing economy — less than 4 percent unemployment — that we’re giving waivers, the problem is — honestly as the former governor of Georgia — the goal was to optimize. Maximize federal revenue into your state. That’s what governors, that’s what legislators do.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   It is immoral and unconscionable that families across the country are finding themselves nearly broke or bankrupt because of crippling medical debt while the health care industry made more than $100 billion in profits last year.

5. Catherine Pugh:

   Like everyone in our city, state and across this nation, we mourned the senseless killing of Jacquelyn Smith. To now learn that family members staged this brutal killing is beyond belief and represents a double tragedy, they were responsible for taking Jacquelyn's life with unconscionable cruelty and contrived to do so in our city under the guise of random violence, exploiting the legitimate fears of our residents.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unconscionable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unconscionable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unconscionable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconscionable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconscionable
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unconscionable
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=unconscionable