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un-

un-

prefix

Definition:

1. not

unavoidable

2. opposite of, lack of

unrest

3. to do the opposite of, reverse

uninstall

4. to deprive of, remove something from

unfrock

5. to release from

unchain

6. completely

unloose

[ Old English< Indo-European]

Word Usage


	un- or non-? Many adjectives formed with un- have special (usually unfavorable) meanings, for example, uncooperative and unprofessional. In these cases neutral equivalents that mean simply "not ..." are formed by means of non-, for example, noncooperative, nonprofessional.

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