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unconscionable

adjective

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So unreasonable or wrong as to offend one's sense of fairness or morality.

Charging the guest twice for the same room seemed unconscionable.
Dictionary practice example.
The workshop's chair objected to the coordinator's hypocrisy: he had repeatedly praised transparency while concealing the conflicting promises. She considered his demand that volunteers pay an undisclosed penalty to recover their own equipment unconscionable.
From When Principles Meet Practice.
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