Meaning & use
Unredressed
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Not corrected, compensated for, or set right, especially referring to a wrong or grievance.
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The villagers felt their unredressed grievances would eventually lead to protest.
Centuries-old injustices remain largely unredressed in many parts of the world.
A note on using this word
"Redress" derives from Old French "redrecier," meaning "to set right again"; the "un-" prefix here negates that correction.
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unresolveduncompensated
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