un|con|firmed /ʌ nkənfɜː r md/ ADJ If a report or a rumour is unconfirmed , there is no definite proof as to whether it is true or not. □ There are unconfirmed reports of several small villages buried by mudslides.
un|con|gen|ial /ʌ nkəndʒiː niəl/ ADJ If you describe a person or place as uncongenial , you mean that they are unfriendly and unpleasant. □ He continued to find the Simpsons uncongenial bores. □ Hollywood was an uncongenial place to work.
un|con|nect|ed /ʌ nkəne kt I d/ ADJ If one thing is unconnected with another or the two things are unconnected , the things are not related to each other in any way. □ [+ with ] She was known to have had personal problems unconnected with her job. □ I can't believe that those two murders are unconnected. [Also + to ]
un|con|scion|able /ʌnkɒ nʃənəb ə l/ ADJ If you describe something as unconscionable , you mean that the person responsible for it ought to be ashamed of it, especially because its effects are so great or severe. [LITERARY ] □ [+ for ] … speech that it would be unconscionable for a democratic society to suppress.
un|con|scious /ʌ nkɒ nʃəs/
1 ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ n, ADJ after v] Someone who is unconscious is in a state similar to sleep, usually as the result of a serious injury or a lack of oxygen. □ By the time ambulancemen arrived he was unconscious. ● un|con|scious|ness N‑UNCOUNT □ He knew that he might soon lapse into unconsciousness.
2 ADJ If you are unconscious of something, you are unaware of it. □ [+ of ] He himself seemed totally unconscious of his failure. ● un|con|scious|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □ He watched the game very intently and often unconsciously swung his right leg.
3 ADJ If feelings or attitudes are unconscious , you are not aware that you have them, but they show in the way that you behave. □ Unconscious envy manifests itself very often as this kind of arrogance. ● un|con|scious|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □ I think racism is unconsciously inherent in practically everyone.
4 N‑SING Your unconscious is the part of your mind that contains feelings and ideas that you do not know about or cannot control. □ In examining the content of the unconscious, Freud called into question some deeply-held beliefs.
un|con|sti|tu|tion|al /ʌ nkɒnst I tjuː ʃən ə l, [AM ] -tuː -/ ADJ If something is unconstitutional , it breaks the rules of a political system. □ Parliament has declared the elections unconstitutional. □ Women's rights groups argue that the ban is unconstitutional .
un|con|trol|lable /ʌ nkəntroʊ ləb ə l/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a feeling or physical action as uncontrollable , you mean that you cannot control it or prevent yourself from feeling or doing it. □ It had been a time of almost uncontrollable excitement. □ He burst into uncontrollable laughter at something I'd said. ● un|con|trol|lably /ʌ nkəntroʊ ləbli/ ADV [usu ADV after v] □ I started shaking uncontrollably and began to cry.
2 ADJ If you describe a person as uncontrollable , you mean that their behaviour is bad and that nobody can make them behave more sensibly. □ Mark was withdrawn and uncontrollable. □ Uncontrollable children grow into young criminals.
3 ADJ If you describe a situation or series of events as uncontrollable , you believe that nothing can be done to control them or to prevent things from getting worse. □ If political and ethnic problems are not resolved, the situation could become uncontrollable.
un|con|trolled /ʌ nkəntroʊ ld/
1 ADJ [ADJ n, ADJ after v, v-link ADJ ] If you describe someone's behaviour as uncontrolled , you mean they appear unable to stop it or to make it less extreme. □ His uncontrolled behaviour disturbed the entire class. □ Julia blows her nose, but her sobbing goes on uncontrolled.
2 ADJ If a situation or activity is uncontrolled , no-one is controlling it or preventing it from continuing or growing. □ …the central bank's uncontrolled printing of money.
un|con|ven|tion|al /ʌ nkənve nʃən ə l/
1 ADJ If you describe a person or their attitude or behaviour as unconventional , you mean that they do not behave in the same way as most other people in their society. □ Linus Pauling is an unconventional genius. □ He had rather unconventional work habits, preferring to work through the night.
2 ADJ An unconventional way of doing something is not the usual way of doing it, and may be rather surprising. □ The vaccine had been produced by an unconventional technique. □ Despite his unconventional methods, he has inspired pupils more than anyone else.
un|con|vinced /ʌ nkənv I nst/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ , oft ADJ that] If you are unconvinced that something is true or right, you are not at all certain that it is true or right. □ Most consumers seem unconvinced that the recession is over.
un|con|vinc|ing /ʌ nkənv I ns I ŋ/
1 ADJ If you describe something such as an argument or explanation as unconvincing , you find it difficult to believe because it does not seem real. □ Mr Patel phoned the University for an explanation, and he was given the usual unconvincing excuses. □ To many readers it sounded unconvincing. ● un|con|vinc|ing|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ 'It's not that I don't believe you, Meg,' Jack said, unconvincingly.
2 ADJ If you describe a story or a character in a story as unconvincing , you think they do not seem likely or real. □ …an unconvincing love story.
un|cooked /ʌ nkʊ kt/ ADJ Uncooked food has not yet been cooked.