un|re|marked /ʌ nr I mɑː r kt/ ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ after v, ADJ n] If something happens or goes unremarked , people say nothing about it, because they consider it normal or do not notice it. [FORMAL ] □ His departure, in fact, went almost unremarked. □ It did not pass unremarked that three-quarters of the petitions were instituted by women.
un|re|mit|ting /ʌ nr I m I t I ŋ/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Something that is unremitting continues without stopping or becoming less intense. [FORMAL ] □ I was sent to boarding school, where I spent six years of unremitting misery. □ He watched her with unremitting attention. ● un|re|mit|ting|ly ADV [usu ADV adj] □ The weather was unremittingly awful.
un|re|pent|ant /ʌ nr I pe ntənt/ ADJ If you are unrepentant , you are not ashamed of your beliefs or actions. □ [+ about ] Pamela was unrepentant about her strong language and abrasive remarks. □ …unrepentant defenders of the death penalty.
un|rep|re|senta|tive /ʌ nrepr I ze ntət I v/ ADJ If you describe a group of people as unrepresentative , you mean that their views are not typical of the community or society to which they belong. □ [+ of ] The President denounced the demonstrators as unrepresentative of the country.
un|rep|re|sent|ed /ʌ nrepr I ze nt I d/ ADJ If you are unrepresented in something such as a parliament, legislature, law court, or meeting, there is nobody there speaking or acting for you, for example to give your opinions or instructions. □ Their interests frequently went unrepresented in urban redevelopment.
un|re|quit|ed /ʌ nr I kwa I t I d/ ADJ If you have unrequited love for someone, they do not love you. [LITERARY ] □ …his unrequited love for a married woman.
un|re|served /ʌ nr I zɜː r vd/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] An unreserved opinion or statement is one that expresses a feeling or opinion completely and without any doubts. □ Charles displays unreserved admiration for his grandfather. □ Jones' lawyers are seeking an unreserved apology from the newspaper. ● un|re|serv|ed|ly /ʌ nr I zɜː r v I dli/ ADV [ADV with v] □ We apologise unreservedly for any imputation of incorrect behaviour by Mr Taylor.
un|re|solved /ʌ nr I zɒ lvd/ ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ n, ADJ after v] If a problem or difficulty is unresolved , no satisfactory solution has been found to it. [FORMAL ] □ The murder remains unresolved. □ …unresolved issues.
un|re|spon|sive /ʌ nr I spɒ ns I v/
1 ADJ An unresponsive person does not react or pay enough attention to something, for example to an urgent situation or to people's needs. [FORMAL ] □ [+ to ] He was totally unresponsive to the pressing social and economic needs of the majority. □ …a cold, unresponsive man.
2 ADJ If a person or their body is unresponsive , they do not react physically in a normal way, or do not make any movements. [FORMAL ] □ I found her in a coma, totally unresponsive.
un|rest /ʌ nre st/ N‑UNCOUNT If there is unrest in a particular place or society, people are expressing anger and dissatisfaction about something, often by demonstrating or rioting. [JOURNALISM ] □ The real danger is civil unrest in the east of the country. □ [+ among ] There is growing unrest among students in several major cities.
un|re|strained /ʌ nr I stre I nd/ ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour as unrestrained , you mean that it is extreme or intense, for example because they are expressing their feelings strongly or loudly. □ There was unrestrained joy on the faces of the people.
un|re|strict|ed /ʌ nr I str I kt I d/
1 ADJ If an activity is unrestricted , you are free to do it in the way that you want, without being limited by any rules. □ Freedom to pursue extra-curricular activities is totally unrestricted. □ The Commissioner has absolutely unrestricted access to all the files.
2 ADJ If you have an unrestricted view of something, you can see it fully and clearly, because there is nothing in the way. □ Nearly all seats have an unrestricted view.
un|re|ward|ed /ʌ nr I wɔː r d I d/ ADJ You can say that someone goes unrewarded , or that their activities go unrewarded , when they do not achieve what they are trying to achieve. □ The jockey rushed back from America to ride at Nottingham on Monday but went unrewarded. □ …a long and unrewarded struggle.
un|re|ward|ing /ʌ nr I wɔː r d I ŋ/ ADJ If you describe an activity as unrewarding , you mean that it does not give you any feelings of achievement or pleasure. □ …dirty and unrewarding work. □ Listening to it in its entirety is also fairly unrewarding.
un|ripe /ʌ nra I p/ ADJ Unripe fruit or vegetables are not yet ready to eat.
un|ri|valled /ʌnra I v ə ld/ in AM, use unrivaled ADJ If you describe something as unrivalled , you are emphasizing that it is better than anything else of the same kind. [EMPHASIS ] □ He had an unrivalled knowledge of south Arabian society, religion, law and customs. □ [+ in ] It's a team unrivalled in stature, expertise and credibility.
un|roll /ʌ nroʊ l/ (unrolls , unrolling , unrolled ) VERB If you unroll something such as a sheet of paper or cloth, or if it unrolls , it opens up and becomes flat when it was previously rolled in a cylindrical shape. □ [V n] I unrolled my sleeping bag as usual. □ [V ] They show movies on the screen that unrolls from the ceiling.
un|ruf|fled /ʌ nrʌ f ə ld/ ADJ If you describe someone as unruffled , you mean that they are calm and do not seem to be affected by surprising or frightening events.
un|ru|ly /ʌnruː li/
1 ADJ If you describe people, especially children, as unruly , you mean that they behave badly and are difficult to control. □ It's not good enough just to blame the unruly children. □ …unruly behaviour.