unspeakability

[US]/ʌnˌspiːkəˈbɪləti/
[UK]/ʌnˌspiːkəˈbɪləti/

Translation

n.the quality or state of being unspeakable; impossibility of being expressed in words; extreme horror or offensiveness regarded as beyond description

Phrases & Collocations

the unspeakability

Example Sentences

the unspeakability of the tragedy hung over the room in heavy silence.

her memoir circles the unspeakability of grief without ever naming it directly.

in court, the lawyer relied on the unspeakability of the abuse to explain the missing details.

the novel captures the unspeakability of trauma through fragmented memories.

we felt the unspeakability of loss in the long pause after the phone call.

his poetry confronts the unspeakability of war with stark images and restraint.

the museum exhibit addresses the unspeakability of genocide with careful testimony.

she wrote about the unspeakability of shame, and readers finally felt seen.

the therapist acknowledged the unspeakability of the memory and waited patiently.

there is an unspeakability to that night, a silence that still refuses words.

the report notes the unspeakability of certain experiences and the need for safe language.

he tried to break the unspeakability of the secret, but fear kept closing his throat.

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