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inconceivable

adjectiveformal/ĩkõsɨˈbivɛɫ/medium

in·con·ce·bí·vel

Definition

Not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; completely unbelievable or impossible.
It is inconceivable that they could have survived the crash.
To people a century ago, space travel was inconceivable.
Common collocations
simply inconceivablevirtually inconceivableinconceivable idea

Etymology

Do latim 'inconceptibilis', de 'in-' (negação) + 'concipere' (conceber).

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