Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unforˈgiver.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun] > lack of forgiveness > unforgiving person
unforgiver1748
1748 S. RichardsonClarissa VI. lxxiv. 265 I hope however, that these unforgivers..were always good, dutiful, passive children to their parents.
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