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un-

a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns ( unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able ), and less freely used in certain other nouns ( unrest; unemployment ).

un-

a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some action or state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. ( unbend; uncork; unfasten , etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning ( unloose ).

or 'un

[ uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pronoun

Dialect.

one:
young uns; He's a bad un.

⁴

or U.N.

abbreviation for

United Nations ( def 1 ).

abbreviation for

United Nations

'un

/ ə�� /

pronoun

a spelling of one
that's a big 'un

un-

prefix

freely used with adjectives, participles, and their derivative adverbs and nouns: less frequently used with certain other nouns not; contrary to; opposite of
untidiness
uncertain
unrest
unbelief
unemotionally
uncomplaining
untruth

un-

⁴

prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives

denoting reversal of an action or state
uncover
untangle
denoting removal from, release, or deprivation
unharness
unthrone
unman
(intensifier)
unloose

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Usage

This spelling is intended to reflect a dialectal or informal pronunciation

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of un-¹

Middle English un-, on-, Old English; cognate with Dutch on-, Gothic, German un-, Old Norse ū-, ō-; akin to Latin in-, Greek an-, a-. See a- ⁶, an- ¹, in- ³

Origin of un-²

Middle English, Old English un-, on-; cognate with Gothic and-, Dutch ont-, German ent-; akin to Latin ante, Greek ��Գ�í; ante-, anti-

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of un-¹

from Old English on-, un-; related to Gothic on-, German un-, Latin in-

Origin of un-²

from Old English un-, on-; related to Gothic and-, German ent-, Latin ante

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Synonym Study

See in- ³.

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Recently, the UN's World Food Programme and Unrwa, the agency for Palestinian refugees, said they had used up all their stocks of food aid.

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"Aid, and the civilian lives it saves, should never be a bargaining chip," the UN's humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, warned on Thursday.

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The UN and other agencies deny aid has been diverted and say that they have strict monitoring mechanisms.

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The UN has warned that the current situation "is likely the worst it has been" due to the blockade, the renewed offensive and evacuation orders that have displaced some 500,000 people since 18 March.

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The UN says that Israel has a clear obligation under international law as an occupying power to allow and facilitate aid for Gazans.

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