unarmed
pronunciation
How to pronounce unarmed in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈɑ:md]
How to pronounce unarmed in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈɑrmd]
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- Adjective:
- (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
- used of plants or animals; without barbs or stings
Word Origin
- unarmed (adj.)
- c. 1300, "with armor removed," from un- (1) "not" + armed, or else past participle adjective from unarm "strip of armor" (c. 1300), from un- (2) "opposite of" + arm (v.). Meaning "not fitted to attack, weaponless" is from late 14c.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Trayvon martin was seventeen years old and unarmed .
- 2. Bush was right : no child left unarmed .
- 3. However , activists said unarmed demonstrators were again attacked by soldiers firing live rounds .
- 4. Did they think she 'd forgotten all her hand-to-hand unarmed combat training ?
- 5. Now , clashes between unarmed protesters and security forces have killed more than 200 people .