3 ADJ An undivided country or organization is one that is not separated into smaller parts or groups. □ Many feel this should be a single, undivided country of its own. □ …the goal of an undivided Church.
undo /ʌ nduː / (undoes , undoing , undid , undone )
1 VERB If you undo something that is closed, tied, or held together, or if you undo the thing holding it, you loosen or remove the thing holding it. □ [V n] I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel. □ [V -ed] Some clamps that had held the device together came undone.
2 VERB To undo something that has been done means to reverse its effect. □ [V n] She knew it would be difficult to undo the damage that had been done. □ [V n] If Michael won, he would undo everything I have fought for.
3 → see also undoing , undone
un|do|ing /ʌ nduː I ŋ/
1 N‑SING [with poss] If something is someone's undoing , it is the cause of their failure. □ His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing.
2 → see also undo
un|done /ʌ ndʌ n/
1 ADJ [ADJ after v] Work that is undone has not yet been done. □ He left nothing undone that needed attention.
2 → see also undo
un|doubt|ed /ʌndaʊ t I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can use undoubted to emphasize that something exists or is true. [EMPHASIS ] □ The event was an undoubted success. □ …a man of your undoubted ability. ● un|doubt|ed|ly ADV [ADV before v] □ Undoubtedly, political and economic factors have played their part. □ Hanley is undoubtedly a great player.
un|dreamed of /ʌ ndriː md ɒv, [AM ] - ʌv/ also undreamed-of in BRIT, also use undreamt-of ADJ If you describe something as undreamed of , you are emphasizing that it is much better, worse, or more unusual than you thought was possible. [EMPHASIS ] □ This new design will offer undreamed-of levels of comfort, safety and speed. □ They have freedoms that were undreamed-of even ten years ago.
un|dress /ʌ ndre s/ (undresses , undressing , undressed ) VERB When you undress or undress someone, you take off your clothes or someone else's clothes. □ [V ] She went out, leaving Rachel to undress and have her shower. □ [V n] She undressed the child before putting her in the tin bath.
un|dressed /ʌ ndre st/ ADJ If you are undressed , you are wearing no clothes or your night clothes. If you get undressed , you take off your clothes. □ Fifteen minutes later he was undressed and in bed. □ He got undressed in the bathroom.
un|due /ʌ ndjuː , [AM ] -duː / ADJ [ADJ n] If you describe something bad as undue , you mean that it is greater or more extreme than you think is reasonable or appropriate. □ This would help the families to survive the drought without undue suffering. □ It is unrealistic to put undue pressure on ourselves by saying we are the best.
un|du|late /ʌ ndʒʊle I t/ (undulates , undulating , undulated ) VERB Something that undulates has gentle curves or slopes, or moves gently and slowly up and down or from side to side in an attractive manner. [LITERARY ] □ [V ] As we travel south, the countryside begins to undulate. □ [V ] His body slowly undulated in time to the music. [Also V n] ● un|du|lat|ing ADJ □ …gently undulating hills.
un|du|ly /ʌ ndjuː li, [AM ] -duː li/ ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] If you say that something does not happen or is not done unduly , you mean that it does not happen or is not done to an excessive or unnecessary extent. □ 'But you're not unduly worried about doing this report?'—'No.' □ He appealed to firms not to increase their prices unduly.
un|dy|ing /ʌnda I I ŋ/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you refer to someone's undying feelings, you mean that the feelings are very strong and are unlikely to change. [LITERARY ] □ Dianne declared her undying love for Sam. □ He had won her undying gratitude.
un|earned in|come /ʌ nɜː r nd I ŋkʌm/ N‑UNCOUNT Unearned income is money that people gain from interest or profit from property or investment, rather than money that they earn from a job. □ Reduction in the tax on unearned income could be a boost for small businesses.
un|earth /ʌ nɜː r θ/ (unearths , unearthing , unearthed )
1 VERB If someone unearths facts or evidence about something bad, they discover them with difficulty, usually because they were being kept secret or were being lied about. □ [V n] Researchers have unearthed documents linking her to the forced adoption of children.
2 VERB If someone unearths something that is buried, they find it by digging in the ground. □ [V n] Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant believed to be 500,000 years old.
3 VERB If you say that someone has unearthed something, you mean that they have found it after it had been hidden or lost for some time. □ [V n] From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit.
un|earth|ly /ʌnɜː r θli/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use unearthly to describe something that seems very strange and unnatural. □ For a few seconds we watched the unearthly lights on the water. □ The sound was so serene that it seemed unearthly.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] If you refer to a time as an unearthly hour, you are emphasizing that it is very early in the morning. [EMPHASIS ] □ They arranged to meet in Riverside Park at the unearthly hour of seven in the morning.
3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] An unearthly noise is unpleasant because it sounds frightening and unnatural. □ She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
un|ease /ʌ niː z/
1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft with poss] If you have a feeling of unease , you feel rather anxious or afraid, because you think that something is wrong. □ [+ about ] Tommy began to feel deep unease about Gabe's story. □ We left with a deep sense of unease, because we knew something was being hidden from us.