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unconsenting

unconsenting

7.5
A person who has not given permission for something to happen
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.kənˈsɛnt.ɪŋ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : sin consentimiento
  • Animal testing raises ethical concerns, especially for unconsenting animals subjected to experiments without their approval.

Examples

  • It is crucial to respect the rights of unconsenting participants in any research study to ensure ethical standards are maintained.

  • In dissent, he wrote that "unconsenting states are not subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of other states."

    Academic text (2003)
  • This butchery described using hacksaws on unconsenting women in the fucking 20th century on women who clearly often had no need of extreme intervention (one of the women interviewed had a 4 lb baby?).

    Blog text (3)
  • Neonatal circumcision violates bodily integrity and imposes on an unconsenting individual a diminished penis for life.

    Blog text (8)
  • The doctor explained the procedure to the patient, ensuring that no unconsenting individuals were involved in the clinical trial.

Synonyms

nonconsensual
vsunconsenting
  • Offensive
3 8.4

Something done without a person's permission

means lacking one person's permission rather than needing all to refuse
unconsented
vsunconsenting
  • NSFW
1 8.1

Happens without someone's permission

focuses on a person's lack of permission rather than the action
nonconsenting
vsunconsenting
  • Offensive
7.2

Not giving permission for something to happen

has identical meaning but uses a different prefix form

Antonyms

People who have given permission after thinking about it

How Consenting

unwilling
139 3.4
unconsenting
  • NSFW
7.5
forced
3.4

Surface Forms

unconsenting positive

Morphology

unconsenting = consenting (transparent) = un + consent + ing

Formed by applying the negative prefix 'un-' to 'consenting' (consent + -ing), so the negative meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word unconsenting is made of un- meaning 'not' and consent meaning 'agree' or 'permission'. So, unconsenting describes someone or something that has not agreed or given permission.