untenability
- noun
- /ˌʌnˈtɛnəˌbɪlɪti/
:
injustificabilidad
- The scientist explained the untenability of the hypothesis due to lack of supporting evidence.
Examples
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It is clear that the narrator's vision is meant to epitomize a superior and privileged form of sight, one that illustrates the untenability of an innocent, detached seeing.
Academic text (1993) -
The proposition is presented as a demonstration of the untenability of the supply-stabilization concept.
Academic text (1992) -
Yet untenability does not alter the facts of collection and codification within the period of reconstruction, as Egharevba himself indicates in his preface to the first edition of 1934:
Academic text (1997) -
The report highlighted the untenability of the argument presented by the defense lawyer.
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Her constant refusal to acknowledge the untenability of her position frustrated her colleagues.
Synonyms
1
7.4
A situation where something cannot keep going for a long time
1
7.0
A state where an argument is not logical and the conclusion does not follow
1
8.6
A wrong idea or reason that is not logical
Impossible to excuse or protect from criticism
A state when an action is so wrong that people cannot excuse or justify it
The state of having no proof or good reason
Lack of a good reason or evidence
Antonyms
How Tenable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Untenability comes from the prefix un- 'not' and tenable, from the Latin verb tenere 'to hold', and it shares the same root as tenant and retain. So untenability means something that cannot be 'held' or defended, which is why we use it for ideas, claims, or plans that cannot be kept or justified.