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un|for|giv|able /ʌ nfə ^r g I vəb ^ə l/ ADJ If you say that something is unforgivable , you mean that it is very bad, cruel, or socially unacceptable. □  What they did was unforgivable.

un|for|giv|ing /ʌ nfə ^r g I v I ŋ/

1 ADJ If you describe someone as unforgiving , you mean that they are unwilling to forgive other people. [FORMAL ] □  He was an unforgiving man who never forgot a slight. □ [+ of ] He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.

2 ADJ If you describe a situation or activity as unforgiving , you mean that it causes a lot of people to experience great difficulty or failure, even people who deserve to succeed. □  Business is a competitive activity. It is very fierce and very unforgiving.

un|formed /ʌ nfɔː ^r md/ ADJ If you describe someone or something as unformed , you mean that they are in an early stage of development and are not fully formed or matured. [FORMAL ] □  The market for which they are competing is still unformed. □  …the unformed minds of children.

un|for|tu|nate /ʌnfɔː ^r tʃʊnət/ (unfortunates )

1 ADJ If you describe someone as unfortunate , you mean that something unpleasant or unlucky has happened to them. You can also describe the unpleasant things that happen to them as unfortunate . □  Some unfortunate person passing below could all too easily be seriously injured. □  Apparently he had been unfortunate enough to fall victim to a gang of thugs. □  Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late. □ [+ for ] It was unfortunate for Davey that his teacher did not take kindly to him.

2 ADJ If you describe something that has happened as unfortunate , you think that it is inappropriate, embarrassing, awkward, or wrong. □  It really is desperately unfortunate that this should have happened just now. □  …the unfortunate incident of the upside-down Canadian flag.

3 ADJ You can describe someone as unfortunate when they are poor or have a difficult life. □  Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people. ● N‑COUNT An unfortunate is someone who is unfortunate. □  Dorothy was another of life's unfortunates.

un|for|tu|nate|ly ◆◇◇ /ʌnfɔː ^r tʃʊnətli/ ADV You can use unfortunately to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider that it is sad or disappointing, or when you want to express regret. [FEELINGS ] □  Unfortunately, my time is limited. □ [+ for ] Unfortunately for the Prince, his title brought obligations as well as privileges. SYNONYMS unfortunately ADV

sadly:Sadly, bamboo plants die after flowering.

unluckily:Unluckily for him, the fraud officers were watching this flight too.

regrettably:The incidents are regrettably true.

un|found|ed /ʌ nfaʊ nd I d/ ADJ If you describe a rumour, belief, or feeling as unfounded , you mean that it is wrong and is not based on facts or evidence. □  …unfounded rumours that a police car had injured a young boy. □  The allegations were totally unfounded.

un|friend /ʌ nfre nd/ (unfriends , unfriending , unfriended ) VERB If you unfriend someone, you stop being their friend on a social media website. □ [V n] My 16-year-old has now unfriended me.