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untenable

IPA pronunciation: /ʌnˈten.ə.bəl/

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Russian meaning

Несостоятельный, не выдерживающий критики

English definition

Not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

Example

His defensive hypothesis became untenable under rigorous mathematical inspection.

Collocations

untenable position
prove untenable
untenable argument

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