Unforgiving — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnfɚɡˈɪvɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnfəɡˈɪvɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnfəɡˈɪvɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnfɚɡˈɪvɪŋ/.

Examples

a surly unforgiving old woman
grim determination
grim necessity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

relentless unrelenting inexorable stern grim unappeasable

Antonyms

forgiving

Parts of Speech

adjective	unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy “a surly unforgiving old woman”
adjective	not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty “grim determination”

Word Forms

grimness	noun	something hard to endure
inexorableness	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
inexorability	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
relentlessness	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
sternness	noun	uncompromising resolution

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unversöhnlich

nicht bereit oder nicht in der Lage zu vergeben oder Gnade zu zeigen

🇫🇷French

impitoyable

ne veut pas ou ne peut pas pardonner ou faire preuve de miséricorde

🇪🇸Spanish

implacable

no querer o no poder perdonar o mostrar misericordia

🇮🇹Italian

spietato

riluttante o incapace di perdonare o mostrare misericordia

🇳🇱Dutch

meedogenloos

niet bereid of niet in staat om te vergeven of genade te tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

implacável

relutante ou incapaz de perdoar ou mostrar misericórdia

🇷🇺Russian

неумолимый

не желает или не может простить или проявить милосердие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

माफ

माफ करने या दया दिखाने में अनिच्छुक या असमर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষমাহীন

ক্ষমা করতে বা করুণা দেখাতে অনিচ্ছুক বা অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

மன்னிக்காத

மன்னிக்க அல்லது கருணை காட்ட விருப்பமில்லாத அல்லது இயலவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షమించరానిది

మన్నించడానికి లేదా దయ చూపడానికి ఇష్టపడని లేదా చేయలేక

🇮🇳Marathi

अक्षम्य

क्षमा करण्यास किंवा दया दाखवण्यास इच्छुक किंवा अक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

અક્ષમ્ય

માફ કરવા અથવા દયા બતાવવા માટે તૈયાર નથી અથવા અસમર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷಮಿಸದ

ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಕರುಣೆ ತೋರಿಸಲು ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊറുക്കാത്തവൻ

ക്ഷമിക്കാനോ കരുണ കാണിക്കാനോ മനസ്സില്ലാത്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കഴിവില്ലാത്ത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਦਇਆ ਦਿਖਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਮਰੱਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل معافی

معاف کرنے یا رحم کرنے کے لئے تیار یا قاصر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不宽容的

不愿意或无法原谅或表现出怜悯

🇯🇵Japanese

容赦ない

許したり慈悲を示したくない、またはできない

🇰🇷Korean

용서하지 않는

용서하거나 자비를 베풀고 싶지 않거나 할 수 없습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể tha thứ

không muốn hoặc không thể tha thứ hoặc thể hiện lòng thương xót

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ยอมให้อภัย

ไม่เต็มใจหรือไม่สามารถให้อภัยหรือแสดงความเมตตาได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak kenal ampun

tidak mau atau tidak mampu memaafkan atau menunjukkan belas kasihan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang patawad

ayaw o hindi kayang magpatawad o magpakita ng awa

🇲🇾Malay

tidak memaafkan

tidak mahu atau tidak dapat memaafkan atau menunjukkan belas kasihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يرحم

غير راغبة أو غير قادرة على المغفرة أو إظهار الرحمة

🇮🇷Persian

نابخشودنی

نمی‌خواهد یا نمی‌تواند ببخشد یا رحم کند

🇹🇷Turkish

affetmez

bağışlamak veya merhamet göstermek konusunda isteksiz veya aciz

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא סלחן

לא רוצה או לא מסוגל לסלוח או לגלות רחמים

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The primary meaning of 'unforgiving' is 'unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy'.

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Using 'unforgiving' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unforgiving' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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