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unindulged

unindulged

1 8.6
Not allowed to have what you want
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪnˈdʌldʒd/
: no satisfecho
  • Her unindulged desires led her to appreciate the small things in life.

Examples

  • Despite wanting to eat dessert, the child remained unindulged to teach him discipline.

  • And somehow these fleeting, unindulged moments were the aspect that lived longest and most vividly out of the entire episode, becoming the memories that would later return of their own volition, intact and undiminished by time, in the most unexpected of circumstances, not infrequently while making love.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • He felt unindulged during his childhood, which instilled a strong sense of responsibility.

Synonyms

unsatisfied
vsunindulged
20 3.7

Feeling unhappy because you did not get what you wanted

is about being refused or not pampered rather than internal unease
unsated
vsunindulged
1 8.1

Not fully satisfied and still wanting more

is about being denied treats or pampering rather than physical hunger
ungratified
vsunindulged
1 7.2

Not feeling satisfied because a wish was not met

is about being refused what one wants by others rather than lacking fulfillment
unsatiated
vsunindulged
1 8.5

Wanting more and not content

is about being denied extras by others rather than ongoing wanting

How Indulged

spoiled
  • Offensive
154 2.7
deprived
23 3.9
unindulged
1 8.6

Surface Forms

unindulged positive

Morphology

unindulged = indulged (transparent) = un + indulge + ed

Standard negation 'un-' applied to the adjectival past participle 'indulged', yielding a direct opposite meaning.

Etymology

Unindulged comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb indulge meaning 'to give in to a wish' or 'to spoil', as in indulgent. So unindulged describes someone or something that was not given what they wanted, which often makes their desire or curiosity stronger.