Untenable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌntˈɛnəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌntˈɛnəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌntˈɛnəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌntˈɛnəbəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indefensible

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unhaltbar

(von Theorien usw.), die nicht verteidigt oder gerechtfertigt werden können

🇫🇷French

intenable

(de théories, etc.) incapable d'être défendu ou justifié

🇪🇸Spanish

insostenible

(de teorías, etc.) incapaz de ser defendido o justificado.

🇮🇹Italian

insostenibile

(di teorie, ecc.) incapaci di essere difesi o giustificati

🇳🇱Dutch

onhoudbaar

(van theorieën enz.) die niet verdedigd of gerechtvaardigd kunnen worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

insustentável

(de teorias, etc.) incapaz de ser defendido ou justificado

🇷🇺Russian

несостоятельный

(теорий и т. д.), не поддающихся защите или оправданию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिर

(सिद्धांतों आदि का) बचाव या उचित ठहराए जाने में असमर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

অসমর্থ

(তত্ত্ব ইত্যাদি) রক্ষা বা ন্যায়সঙ্গত হতে অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியாதது

(கோட்பாடுகள் போன்றவை) பாதுகாக்கவோ அல்லது நியாயப்படுத்தவோ இயலாது

🇮🇳Telugu

భరించలేని

(సిద్ధాంతాలు మొదలైనవి) సమర్థించబడటం లేదా సమర్థించబడటం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

असमर्थ

(सिद्धांत इ.) बचाव किंवा न्याय्य असण्यास असमर्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસમર્થ

(સિદ્ધાંતો વગેરેનો) બચાવ કરવામાં અથવા ન્યાયી ઠેરવવામાં અસમર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮರ್ಥನೀಯ

(ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಗಳು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ) ಸಮರ್ಥಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸಮರ್ಥಿಸಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താങ്ങാനാവാത്ത

(സിദ്ധാന്തങ്ങൾ മുതലായവ) പ്രതിരോധിക്കാനോ ന്യായീകരിക്കാനോ കഴിവില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਮਰਥ

(ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਆਦਿ ਦਾ) ਬਚਾਅ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਇਜ਼ ਠਹਿਰਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਅਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل برداشت

(نظریات وغیرہ) کا دفاع یا جواز پیش کرنے سے قاصر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

站不住脚的

（理论等）无法辩护或证明其合理性

🇯🇵Japanese

耐えられない

（理論などについて）擁護も正当化もできない

🇰🇷Korean

지킬 수 없는

(이론 등의) 방어나 정당화가 불가능함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể đứng vững

(về lý thuyết, v.v.) không có khả năng được bảo vệ hoặc biện minh

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สามารถป้องกันได้

(ของทฤษฎี ฯลฯ ) ไม่สามารถถูกปกป้องหรือให้เหตุผลได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak dapat dipertahankan

(teori dll) tidak mampu dipertahankan atau dibenarkan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi mapalagay

(ng theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified

🇲🇾Malay

tidak boleh dipertahankan

(teori dll) tidak mampu dipertahankan atau dibenarkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يمكن الدفاع عنه

(من النظريات وغيرها) غير قابلة للدفاع عنها أو تبريرها

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل دفاع

(از نظریات و غیره) قادر به دفاع یا توجیه نیستند

🇹🇷Turkish

savunulamaz

(teorilerin vb.) savunulması veya haklı gösterilmesi mümkün olmayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי נסבל

(של תיאוריות וכו') לא ניתן להגן או להצדיק

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