Meaning & use
unassuaged
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Meaning
adjectivenot comparable
Not made less strong or severe; not relieved or satisfied.
Grammar: Used after a linking verb or before a noun: her grief remained unassuaged; unassuaged hunger.
Patterns
- unassuaged grief
- unassuaged anger
- remain unassuaged
Her grief remained unassuaged despite the kind words from friends.
The villagers' anger was unassuaged by the government's apology.
He returned home with an unassuaged hunger for adventure.
Common combinations
- unassuaged grief
- His unassuaged grief made it hard to move on.
- unassuaged anger
- The protesters' unassuaged anger led to further demonstrations.
- remain unassuaged
- Her thirst for knowledge remained unassuaged.
- unassuaged hunger
- The child's unassuaged hunger kept him crying.
Synonyms and how they differ
- unrelieved
- Similar but broader; can describe anything not lessened, while 'unassuaged' is mostly for feelings.
- unsatisfied
- Focuses on a desire not being met; 'unassuaged' emphasizes that the intensity has not been reduced.
Opposites
Word family
- assuage verb
- To make a bad feeling less intense.
- assuagement noun
- The act of making something less painful or severe.
Commonly confused: unassuaged or unassigned?
unassuaged vs unassigned
Means not allocated or given out; completely different meaning.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'unassuaged' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 1 correctly uses 'unassuaged' to describe pain that has not been relieved. Option 2 confuses it with 'unassigned'. Option 3 misuses it as a verb. Option 4 makes no sense.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “unassuaged”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.