unmentionableadjective
uk/ʌnˈmen.ʃən.ə.bəl/us/ʌnˈmen.ʃən.ə.bəl/shocking or embarrassing, and therefore not allowed or disapproved of as a subject of conversation:
the unmentionable possibility that we might lose the war
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- a cloud hanging over sb idiom
- affecting
- arrogant
- baleful
- be cold comfort idiom
- condescend
- distressing
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egocentric
- egoism
- immodest
- imperious
- lofty
- narcissism
- officious
- poignant
- traumatic
- upsetting
- vanity
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