Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unresolved

/ənɹɪzˈɑlvd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: un-re-solved
IPA: /ənɹɪzˈɑlvd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

For which no solution has been found.

adj

Not yet processed or resolved.

adj

Not determined; unfixed in one's purpose.

verb

simple past and past participle of unresolve

Example Sentences

"If the Chairman has been convinced of all this why is the matter still unresolved?"
"Ultimately, Furst suggests that each generation is condemned to live out its parents’ unresolved stories, over and over, fuguelike."
"unresolved trauma"
"The psychotherapist encouraged patients to describe their unresolved emotional problems."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English resolved English unresolved From un- + resolved.

Inflected Forms

more unresolved (comparative) most unresolved (superlative)

Derived Forms

unresolvedly unresolvedness

Synonyms

dissonant open undecided undetermined unsolved

Rhymes With

involved resolved evolved solved dissolved unsolved devolved revolved absolved

Questions

How do you pronounce unresolved?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənɹɪzˈɑlvd/.
What does unresolved mean?: For which no solution has been found.
Where does unresolved come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English resolved English unresolved From un- + resolved.

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