🍑 No marks or damage 🛡️ Not emotionally hurt

unbruised

4.2

Not hurt in feelings or reputation after criticism

adjective
/ʌnˈbruːzd/

: intacto

Despite facing criticism, she remained unbruised and confident in her abilities.

Examples

Dev would continue unbruised.

Fiction book (1995)
He handled the negative feedback with grace, coming out unbruised emotionally.
After the scandal, the politician appeared unbruised in the public eye, maintaining his reputation.

Synonyms

unscathed

vsunbruised

33 6.3

Not hurt or damaged after a bad event

adds focus on reputation and emotional unaffectedness beyond physical safety

unhurt

vsunbruised

7 1.0

Not physically injured after an accident or dangerous event

covers being unharmed but also reflects reputation and emotional unaffectedness

untainted

vsunbruised

4 5.6

Not harmed by bad things, especially in reputation

is broader, implying absence of harm beyond just reputation

untarnished

vsunbruised

2 5.5

Not spoiled or stained and still in good condition

extends this idea to personal feelings and other nonreputational harm

unmarred

vsunbruised

1 6.8

Not damaged or harmed

focuses more on not being harmed emotionally or reputationally

undefiled

vsunbruised

1 9.9

Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things

emphasizes lack of harm or damage, especially in feelings or reputation

unscarred

vsunbruised

1 4.9

Not emotionally hurt by bad events

is broader, covering reputation and other harm as well as emotional marks

unstained

vsunbruised

1 5.6

Not having a damaged reputation

is similar but also applies to emotional and other kinds of harm

unoffended

vsunbruised

1 4.6

Not feeling hurt by words or actions

is about avoiding actual harm or damage rather than only feeling unharmed

unshattered

vsunbruised

6.0

Still strong and not broken inside after a hard experience

includes reputation and general lack of harm, not only emotional strength

unrattled

vsunbruised

5.2

Not moved or shaken by a sudden physical shock

is about avoiding harm or damage broadly, not only keeping calm

unbesmirched

vsunbruised

Formal

9.1

Having a clean reputation with no scandal

is wider, meaning not harmed in reputation, feelings, or other areas

How Damaged

ruined

1 3.1

damaged

1 1.1

unbruised

4.2

intact

304 3.7

Surface Forms

unbruised positive

Morphology

unbruised = bruised (transparent) = un + bruise + ed

Clear negation 'un-' attached to 'bruised' yields the predictable meaning 'not bruised' in both literal and figurative senses.

Etymology

Unbruised is formed from un- 'not' and bruise 'a dark mark or hurt you get after an injury', giving the picture of 'not harmed'. So when someone's confidence or reputation is unbruised, they have come through criticism without being damaged.