un-
1.0
Put before verbs, adjectives and nouns to show undoing
- other
- Specialized
:
des-
- The jacket looked unworn, as if it had never been used.
She said that it was unworn and UN laundered since that evening.
- She said that it was unworn and UN laundered since that evening.
- How to UN funk, dude, How to UN gunk your funk?
- Having gone to Med school, you can't ever UN go to Med school.
- This is the Ultra Last Instinct color lipsticks and I got ungrateful, like UN Gray full.
- They do this because UN iodized salt is, guess what, cheaper.
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Examples
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She said that it was unworn and UN laundered since that evening.
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This is the Ultra Last Instinct color lipsticks and I got ungrateful, like UN Gray full.
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And that's one of the reasons why I'm so how should we say, UN fond of staples?
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He was feeling unmotivated to finish his project after the long week.
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Her comments were unhelpful and only added to the confusion.
Synonyms
non-
vsun-
1.8
A prefix that shows not or without something
focuses on reversing or removing actions or qualities rather than mere absence
Surface Forms
un- main
Etymology
Un- comes from Old English where it often meant 'reverse' or 'remove', a helpful way to think of doing something backward. So putting un- before a verb makes the action go the other way, as in untie, undo, and uncover.
