unmitigated
pronunciation
How to pronounce unmitigated in British English:
UK [ʌnˈmɪtɪgeɪtɪd]
How to pronounce unmitigated in American English:
US [ʌnˈmɪtɪˌɡetɪd]
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- Adjective:
- not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier
Word Origin
- unmitigated (adj.)
- 1590s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of mitigate (v.).
Example
- 1. Ezra treats this as an unmitigated disaster and weeps before the lord as if really grievous harm has been done .
- 2. Making some of our motor fuel from food has been an almost unmitigated disaster . It has caused hunger and increased the rate of forest loss , as farmers have sought extra land on which to grow their crops .
- 3. The duke of york , or bertie , as he 's known to his family , can 't avoid the occasional agony of speaking in public , or the unmitigated torture of confronting a microphone , radio being a relatively new and increasingly pervasive medium .