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unpardoned

unpardoned

1 7.7
Not officially forgiven for a crime or bad act
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈpɑrdənd/
: no perdonado
  • The crime was deemed unpardoned by the judge.

Examples

  • He lived for years with the burden of his unpardoned mistakes.

  • His actions were unpardoned!

  • The law does not allow for any unpardoned offenses to be overlooked.

  • She felt isolated because of her unpardoned actions in the past.

  • After committing the crime, he felt deep regret but remained unpardoned for his actions.

  • The judge ruled that the defendant's actions were unpardoned, leaving him with a harsh sentence.

  • Despite his pleas for mercy, the court decided that his offenses would remain unpardoned.

Synonyms

unforgiven
vsunpardoned
3 5.8

A wrong action that people still blame someone for and do not accept an apology

is used when no formal authority has cleared the offense
unexcused
vsunpardoned
1 4.6

Describes an absence or action with no permission and no good reason

applies to blame and official clearance for wrongdoing rather than mere lack of permission
unabsolved
vsunpardoned
1 9.6

Not forgiven and still feeling guilty

is used when official or legal clearance, not moral guilt, is the focus

Surface Forms

unpardon positive

Morphology

unpardoned = pardoned (transparent) = un + pardon + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' simply negates the participial adjective 'pardoned', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not forgiven'.

Etymology

Unpardoned is made of the prefix un- meaning 'not' and pardon, which means 'forgive' and comes from an old word for 'to give'. So, unpardoned means 'not forgiven' or not officially excused for an offense.