Oh Language -22

 Oh Language -22

In addition to what we have so far seen, let us consider the following

‘Unlawful’, ‘Unmindful’, ‘Unnerving’, ‘Unopposed’, ‘Unpardonable’, ‘Unquestionable’, ‘ Unreserved’, ‘Unsolicited’,  ‘Untie’, ‘Unusual’, ‘Unveil’, ‘Unwell’, ‘Unwieldy’, Unwitting’  etcetera. Each is meant to negate its root word. 

‘Unlawful’

The term refers to any act or happening not permissible by law. For instance, ‘to barge into a surgical theatre of any hospital by general public is an ‘unlawful act’.

‘Unmindful’

The term refers to an attitude of not paying attention to all details to understand any prospective possibility. It is a kind of ‘careless disposition’.

‘Unnerving’

The term refers to a mental state where a person is deeply disturbed or fearing of some untoward disturbance upon hearing some information.

‘Unopposed’

The expression indicates a state of unquestioned acceptance. Preferably it is ‘pronounced ‘un- opposed’. Often in India the term is pronounced annapost [the term in Tamil can be misread for a place to eat as it sounds "அன்ன போஸ்ட்" to Tamils] 

‘Unpardonable’

The term suggests the gravity of some action which cannot be forgiven or treated as ‘minor error’.

‘Unquestionable’

The term indicates ‘certainty’ in an observation and that there is no room for ‘doubt’ or suspicion.  

‘Unreserved’

The expression refers to specific arrangement like booking of rooms or seats and ‘unreserved ‘implies not set apart’ for a person or a group’. ‘Unreserved’ can also be used in the context of expressing opinion as in ‘there were free flows of critical comments unreserved [without limit].   

‘Unsolicited’

The term indicates any action performed without a request or call for some intervention. Upon the news of earthquake, funds / dress material stated flooding in ‘unsolicited’. Another situation is “Please avoid tendering advice ‘unsolicited’.

 ‘Untie’

The term refers to the step of relaxing or opening a knot to ‘free’ something from the packing.  

‘Unusual’

‘Unusual’ means not common or expected [not usual ].  

‘Unveil’

To remove the veil or cover and show the object for public view as in “The minister unveiled the statue of the freedom fighter”.

‘Unwell’

‘Unwell’ is a common expression to indicate the state of illness or sickness.

‘Unwieldy’

The term refers to ‘large or big size’ posing problems for easy movement. His luggage was unwieldy and he had to pay a hefty sum to the porters to bring it home. 

‘Unwitting’

The term refers to a state of ‘doing something without a plan or motive’ [not realizing what may happen as a consequence]; People suffer from temptations of promises rather unwittingly.  

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