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unpardoned

unpardoned

7.7
Not officially forgiven for a crime or bad act
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈpɑrdənd/
translation icon : 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
2 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
unabsolved
vsunpardoned
1 9.6

Not forgiven and still feeling guilty

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

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.