unpunished
pronunciation
How to pronounce unpunished in British English:
UK [ʌnˈpʌnɪʃt]
How to pronounce unpunished in American English:
US [ ʌnˈpʌnɪʃt]
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- Adjective:
- not punished
Word Origin
- unpunished (adj.)
- mid-14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of punish (v.).
Example
- 1. But today it almost guarantees that exceptional performance goes unrewarded and mediocre work goes unpunished .
- 2. The white house , nato and the eu insisted pyongyang 's action should not go unpunished .
- 3. The state department has expressed concern about attacks on activists and journalists in russia , most of which go unpunished .
- 4. Repeated calls for the punjab governor to be killed were made from mosque pulpits across pakistan , yet such hate speech goes unpunished .
- 5. Historic-cost left investors in the dark about valuations ; it was also prone to fraud and fraught with moral hazard , since sloppy lending went unpunished .