Untouchable
/ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed.
- 2 belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India wordnet
- 3 Synonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.
- 4 A member of the lowest and most discriminated caste in traditional Indian society. India
- 5 A law enforcement agent immune to intimidation, bribery, or seduction.
Adjective
- 1 Not able to be touched.
"Sunday’s election is the first to be held after youth-led mass protests in 2020 shocked the establishment by […] criticising an institution previously considered untouchable."
- 2 Not able to be defeated or bested.
"The Minnesota Vikings have been untouchable this year as they've won their sixth consecutive game."
Adjective
- 1 not capable of being obtained wordnet
- 2 (especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling wordnet
- 3 forbidden to the touch wordnet
- 4 impossible to assail wordnet
- 5 beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment wordnet
Example
More examples"Certain taboos, which had remained untouchable for so many years, have come to be broken."
Etymology
From un- + touchable.