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untenable

British pronunciation/ʌntˈɛnəbə‍l/
American pronunciation/ənˈtɛnəbəɫ/
untenable
[ADJECTIVE]
1

(of a position, argument, theory, etc.) not capable of being supported, defended, or justified when receiving criticism or objection

synonyms : indefensible
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Examples
1The image of ourselves as a static thing is untenable.
2The system in the earliest years of the country was really untenable.
3The strains of extensive Israeli mobilisation was becoming economically untenable.
4And, so, the cycle of violence is totally untenable.
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