unthinkable
intermediateB2/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/ · un-think-a-ble
impossible to think about or imagine.
Meanings
impossible to think about or imagine.
ایسی چیز جو سوچنے یا تصور کرنے کے قابل نہ ہو۔
ناقابلِ تصور
naqabil-e tasavvur
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Common Collocations
- unthinkable tragedy
- unthinkable consequences
- unthinkable thought
Example Sentences
The unthinkable happened when the town was hit by a tornado.
ناقابلِ تصور اس وقت ہوا جب شہر کو طوفان نے متاثّر کیا۔
naqabil-e tasavvur is waqt hua jab sheher ko toofan ne mutas-sir kiya.
To many, the idea of war seemed unthinkable.
بہت سے لوگوں کے لیے جنگ کا خیال ناقابلِ تصور لگتا تھا۔
bahut se logon ke liye jang ka khayal naqabil-e tasavvur lagta tha.
The concept of living without technology is unthinkable for today's generation.
آج کی نسل کے لیے ٹیکنالوجی کے بغیر زندگی کا تصور ناقابلِ تصور ہے۔
aaj ki nasal ke liye technology ke baghair zindagi ka tasavvur naqabil-e tasavvur hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Remember that if something is unthinkable, it is completely out of your mind.
Picture a person trying to grasp an object that is floating away into the clouds.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
ہے کچھ ایسے جذبات کہ میں سوچتا ہوں، / جنہیں سوچنا بھی میرے لیے ناقابلِ تصور ہے۔
hai kuch aise jazbat ke mai sochta hun, / jinhein sochna bhi mere liye naqabil-e tasavvur hai.
There are some emotions that I think about, / Which are unthinkable for me to even contemplate.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
آسمان سے گرا، کھجور میں اٹکا
aasman se gira, khajoor mein atka
Fell from the sky, stuck in a date tree.
📖 Etymology
Origin: English "think" — to form or have in the mind
First known use: 1640
The prefix 'un-' is used to indicate the negation of the base word 'think', creating the meaning of something impossible to conceive.