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1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe an artist or sports player as unheralded , you mean that people have not recognized their talent or ability. [JOURNALISM ] □  They are inviting talented, but unheralded film-makers to submit examples of their work.

2 ADJ If you describe something that happens as unheralded , you mean that you did not expect it, because nobody mentioned it beforehand. [WRITTEN ] □  …Sandi's unheralded arrival on her doorstep. □  The complete reversal of this policy was unheralded.

un|hesi|tat|ing|ly /ʌnhe z I te I t I ŋli/ ADV [usu ADV with v] If you say that someone does something unhesitatingly , you mean that they do it immediately and confidently, without any doubt or anxiety. □  I would unhesitatingly choose the latter option. □  So is there any taboo she wouldn't touch? Unhesitatingly she replies, 'Politics.'

un|hinge /ʌ nh I ndʒ/ (unhinges , unhinging , unhinged ) VERB If you say that an experience has unhinged someone, you mean that it has affected them so deeply that they have become mentally ill. □ [V n] The stress of war temporarily unhinged him. ●  un|hinged ADJ □  …feelings that make you feel completely unhinged and crazy.

un|hinged /ʌ nh I ndʒd/

1 ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour or performance as unhinged , you are critical of it because it seems wild and uncontrollable. [JOURNALISM , DISAPPROVAL ] □  The phrase 'yeah yeah yeah' can rarely have been delivered with so much unhinged passion.

2 → see also unhinge

un|hip /ʌ nh I p/ ADJ If you describe someone or something as unhip , you mean that they are not at all fashionable or modern. [INFORMAL ] □  …two rather stiff, unhip, middle-aged men.

un|ho|ly /ʌ nhoʊ li/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] You use unholy to emphasize how unreasonable or unpleasant you think something is. [EMPHASIS ] □  She protested that it wasn't traditional jazz at all, but an unholy row. □  The economy is still an unholy mess.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] If you refer to two or more people or groups working together as an unholy alliance, you mean that this arrangement is unusual because the people usually oppose each other. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  There has been this unholy alliance between the far right and the left. □  The party was run by an unholy coalition between North and South.

3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something as unholy , you mean that it is wicked or bad. □  'This ought to be fun,' he told Alex, eyes gleaming with an almost unholy relish.

un|hook /ʌ nhʊ k/ (unhooks , unhooking , unhooked )

1 VERB If you unhook a piece of clothing that is fastened with hooks, you undo the hooks. □ [V n] She unhooked her dress.

2 VERB If you unhook something that is held in place by hooks, you open it or remove it by undoing the hooks. □ [V n] Chris unhooked the shutters and went out on the balcony.

un|hur|ried /ʌ nhʌ r I d/ ADJ If you describe something as unhurried , you approve of it because it is relaxed and slow, and is not rushed or anxious. [APPROVAL ] □  …an unhurried pace of life.

un|hurt /ʌ nhɜː ^r t/ ADJ [ADJ after v, v-link ADJ ] If someone who has been attacked, or involved in an accident, is unhurt , they are not injured. □  The lorry driver escaped unhurt, but a pedestrian was injured. □  The two girls suddenly emerged from among the trees. Both seemed to be calm and unhurt.