untouchable
noun
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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English touchable English untouchable From un- + touchable.
- 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.”
- Not able to be defeated or bested.
“The Minnesota Vikings have been untouchable this year as they've won their sixth consecutive game.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English touchable English untouchable From un- + touchable.
- A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed.
- Synonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.
- A member of the lowest and most discriminated caste in traditional Indian society.
- A law enforcement agent immune to intimidation, bribery, or seduction.