unreconstructed
pronunciation
How to pronounce unreconstructed in British English:
UK [ˌʌnri:kənˈstrʌktɪd]
How to pronounce unreconstructed in American English:
US [ˌʌnrikənˈstrʌktɪd]
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- Adjective:
- adhering to an attitude or position widely held to be outmoded
Word Origin
- unreconstructed (adj.)
- 1867, "not reconciled to the outcome of the American Civil War," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of reconstruct (v.). See Reconstruction.
Example
- 1. Might mr hollande appoint an unreconstructed leftist as finance minister ?
- 2. Yet france 's socialist party also stands out as europe 's most unreconstructed .
- 3. Protestors who dislike the pope 's unreconstructed stances on contraception and his handling of multiple cases of child abuse within schools and orphanages run by the church will be hoping to make the trip remembered for something else .
- 4. According to jonathan anderson of ubs , many outsiders see " the monetary authorities as unreconstructed relics of the socialist planning era without much grasp of market tools . "