unresolvedun‧re‧solved /ˌʌnrɪˈzɒlvd◂ $ -ˈzɑːlvd◂, -ˈzɒːlvd◂/ AWL adjective 
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the unresolved issue of who will pay for the project an unresolved conflict
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- unresolved safety issues
- A number of problems are still unresolved.
- The design of the new shopping mall is almost complete, although there are still some unresolved difficulties.
- A number of issues, however, remain unresolved.
- Carla, of course, knew the story well, and had analyzed it for unresolved childhood issues with her analyst husband.
- It was into this unresolved but not unsatisfactorily balanced situation that film was introduced, and was immediately identified as something new.
- Mr Ray's statement leaves an unresolved question.
- These dreams are usually evidence of some unresolved problem or dilemma.
- They merely suffered from unresolved Oedipal complexes, and were attacking universities as a surrogate father.
- To my mind the issue is still unresolved.
- While this case is somewhat extreme, the risk that it demonstrates of unresolved feelings surrounding prematurity is worth keeping in mind.
Longman Language Activatornot solved or difficult to solve► unresolved
Collocations an unresolved problem still exists because it has not been dealt with successfully: · A number of problems are still unresolved.· The design of the new shopping mall is almost complete, although there are still some unresolved difficulties.
► insoluble formal an insoluble problem is very difficult or impossible to solve: · The government has to deal with what seems like an insoluble political problem -- racial harmony within the community.· The cleaning-up operation after the oil spill will be difficult but not insoluble.
► intractable formal an intractable problem is one that is so difficult and complicated that it is impossible to solve it however hard you try: · The disposal of toxic wastes is one of the most intractable problems facing industrialized societies.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an unresolved issue
an unresolved problem or question has not been answered or solved: (=that has not been dealt with)· A number of unresolved issues remain before the treaty can be signed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► still· The number of casualties, for instance, is still unresolved.· To my mind the issue is still unresolved.· These difficulties are still unresolved, although many solutions have been suggested.· The issue is still unresolved, and an August court date has been set to settle the fight.· A still unresolved problem is the pending litigation over the collection.
NOUN► conflict· Old unresolved conflicts may need to be exposed rather than hidden or disguised.· Her unresolved conflict resulted in a stiff, confusing memo that must have frustrated Mary.· I started therapy because of a lot of unresolved conflicts in my childhood.· Another unresolved conflict concerns possible interference between domestic or commercial users who have installed systems in neighbouring premises.· There are unresolved conflict of laws problems.· In her trust and love for him, he had deposited the unresolved conflicts of his life.
► issue· Two unresolved issues fuel speculation that he might not receive a fair trial.· One of the thornier unresolved issues is whether that walkway would be 60 feet wide or 80 feet wide.· From B's perspective of obtaining his freedom the unresolved issues were equally fundamental to the point addressed.· The difficult, totally unresolved issue involves the situations in between.· The major unresolved issue for the General now was the pace of the liberation and the transition to Gaullist administration.
► problem· These dreams are usually evidence of some unresolved problem or dilemma.· He had a lot of unresolved problems, and he was already a quarter of the way around the North Inch.· Two important and unresolved problems are raised by this line of thought.· We have noted some unresolved problems for the model, however.· Hate, murder, violence, sorrow, negative thinking, deaths and unresolved problems.· A still unresolved problem is the pending litigation over the collection.· The unresolved problem of the spinach still confronted her.
► question· Mr Ray's statement leaves an unresolved question.· That still leaves the unresolved question of the nuclear inspections.· The world of muddle and incoherence, of being seventeen, of home, of unidentified feelings, of unresolved questions.· Discussion: including any inferences resulting from statistical tests together with tentative explanations and unresolved questions. 6.· It also explains various unresolved questions regarding the town's plan and development.
► tension· Thus the pendulum of public pressure swings back and forth, reflecting the unresolved tensions within public policy.· Kandinsky's writings are full of unresolved tensions between physical existence and spiritual transcendence.
the unresolved issue of who will pay for the project an unresolved conflict