UN
abbreviationDefinition of UN
(Entry 1 of 3)
United Nations
un-
prefix (1)
\ ˌən, often ˈən, before ˈ- stressed syllable\
Definition of un- (Entry 2 of 3)
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-
prefix (2)Definition of un- (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: do the opposite of : reverse (a specified action) : de- sense 1a, dis- sense 1a
—in verbs formed from verbs unbendundressunfold
2a
: 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
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