unconvincedadj.
/ˌʌnkənˈvɪnst/, /ˌʌŋkənˈvɪnst/, U.S. /ˌənkənˈvɪnst/ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > assent > [adjective] > not proved false
unconfuted1600
unconvinced1643
1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 35 He lets goe that sophistry unconvinc't, for that had bin to teach them els.
2. Not convinced or persuaded.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective]
unlevefulOE
unleveOE
misbelievedc1225
untristc1374
unlevablea1382
incredulec1550
uncredible1553
incredible1557
incredulous1578
infidel1607
unbelieving1616
inconvincible1674
unconvinced1675
unconvinciblea1747
misbelievinga1845
unconvinceable1875
1675 J. Owen Nature Indwelling Sin (1732) xiii. 175 God is pleased to leave no Generation unconvinced of this Truth.
1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace iv. 73 Never was there one tear of true repentance seen to drop from the eye of an unconvinced sinner.
1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. ii. 77 Vivaldi quitted her, unconvinced by her arguments..and unmoved in his designs.
1819 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 313 The man retired, satisfied at not losing his place, but unconvinced of his error.
1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 426 The official is unconvinced and goes up the ladder to see other officers about it.
Derivatives
unconˈvincedly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adverb]
inconvincedly1642
inconvincibly1646
incredulously1800
unconvincedly1850
misbelievingly1882
disbelievingly1893
1850 F. W. Newman Phases of Faith iv. 120 The soul..has to learn from, and unconvincedly submit to, some external authority.
unconˈvincedness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [noun]
untrust?c1225
misbelief1340
misfaitha1382
misbeliefnessc1390
discredence?a1475
miscredit1565
discredit1567
infidelity1578
unconvincedness1642
disbelieving1645
scepticism1646
unbelief1649
diffidelity1659
disbelief1672
misbelieving1737
disfaith1870
1642 D. Rogers Naaman 847 Another let is unconvincedness of heart.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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