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unsublimated

9.9

Not changed into a more acceptable form, often about strong feelings or desires

adjective
/ˌʌnˈsʌblɪˌmeɪtɪd/

Specialized

: no sublimado

He struggled with unsublimated emotions that often surfaced in stressful situations.

Examples

Therapists sometimes address unsublimated desires to help clients achieve healthier behaviors.
The novel explores the consequences of unsublimated aggression in modern society.
His unsublimated desires often led to impulsive decisions.
The artist embraced her unsublimated emotions in her latest work.
The novel explores the consequences of unsublimated aggression in modern society.
He struggled with unsublimated emotions that often surfaced in stressful situations.
Therapists sometimes address unsublimated desires to help clients achieve healthier behaviors.

Synonyms

unsuppressed

vsunsublimated

1 6.7

Shown or felt openly without being held back

is instead about impulses left raw rather than turned into acceptable forms

How Sublimated

refined

Formal

4 4.1

unsublimated

Specialized

9.9

crude

3 3.9

Surface Forms

unsublimated positive

Morphology

unsublimated = sublimated (semi-transparent) = un + sublimate + ed

Morphologically 'un-' + 'sublimated' is clear, but the psychological sense of 'sublimate' is specialized and metaphorical, so the relation is not fully transparent to all learners.

Etymology

Unsublimated starts with un- 'not' and the root sublimate, which in psychology means 'to change an impulse into a more acceptable form', for example turning anger into hard work. So unsublimated describes a feeling or desire that was not changed and stayed raw.