UN

1 of 3

abbreviation

United Nations

un-

2 of 3

prefix (1)

ˌən,

often ˈən,

before stressed syllable ˈ-

: not : in-, non-

—in adjectives formed from adjectives

unambitiousunskilled

or participles

undressed

, in nouns formed from nouns

unavailability

, and rarely in verbs formed from verbs

unbe

—sometimes in words that have a meaning that merely negates that of the base word and are thereby distinguished from words that prefix in- or a variant of it (such as im-) to the same base word and have a meaning positively opposite to that of the base word

unartisticunmoral

: opposite of : contrary to

—in adjectives formed from adjectives

unconstitutionalungracefulunmannered

or participles

unbelieving

and in nouns formed from nouns

unrest

un-

3 of 3

prefix (2)

: do the opposite of : reverse (a specified action) : de- sense 1a, dis- sense 1a

—in verbs formed from verbs

unbendundressunfold

: deprive of : remove (a specified thing) from : remove

—in verbs formed from nouns

unfrockunsex

: release from : free from

—in verbs formed from nouns

unhand

: remove from : extract from : bring out of

—in verbs formed from nouns

unbosom

: cause to cease to be

—in verbs formed from nouns

unman

: completely

unloose

单词	UN
释义	UN 1 of 3 abbreviation United Nations un- 2 of 3 prefix (1) ˌən, often ˈən, before stressed syllable ˈ- 1 : not : in-, non- —in adjectives formed from adjectives unambitiousunskilled or participles undressed , in nouns formed from nouns unavailability , and rarely in verbs formed from verbs unbe —sometimes in words that have a meaning that merely negates that of the base word and are thereby distinguished from words that prefix in- or a variant of it (such as im-) to the same base word and have a meaning positively opposite to that of the base word unartisticunmoral 2 : opposite of : contrary to —in adjectives formed from adjectives unconstitutionalungracefulunmannered or participles unbelieving and in nouns formed from nouns unrest un- 3 of 3 prefix (2) 1 : do the opposite of : reverse (a specified action) : de- sense 1a, dis- sense 1a —in verbs formed from verbs unbendundressunfold 2 a : deprive of : remove (a specified thing) from : remove —in verbs formed from nouns unfrockunsex b : release from : free from —in verbs formed from nouns unhand c : remove from : extract from : bring out of —in verbs formed from nouns unbosom d : cause to cease to be —in verbs formed from nouns unman 3 : completely unloose Word History Etymology Prefix (1) Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German un- un-, Latin in-, Greek a-, an-, Old English ne not — more at no Prefix (2) Middle English, from Old English un-, on-, alteration of and- against — more at ante- Kids Definition UN 1 of 3 abbreviation United Nations un- 2 of 3 prefix ˌən, ˈən 1 : not : in-, non- unskilled 2 : opposite of : contrary to unconstitutional un- 3 of 3 prefix 1 : do the opposite of : de-, dis- undress 2 : remove a specified thing from or free or release from unleash 3 : completely unloose Legal Definition un- prefix 1 : not uncounseled 2 : contrary to unconstitutional
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