unmentionable
/ʌnˈmɛnʃənəbəl/
adjective
- Too shocking, embarrassing, or offensive to be talked about.
- The politician's unmentionable past was finally revealed in the newspaper.
- Some topics are considered unmentionable at formal dinner parties.
- There was an unmentionable secret in the family that no one ever discussed.
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noun
- A thing that is too shocking or embarrassing to be named or discussed.
- In polite society, one does not speak of such unmentionables.
- The diary contained details of various unmentionables from her youth.
- The memoir hinted at unmentionables that the family had tried to hide.