UN1
/juːˈɛn
/abbreviation
United Nations.
un-2
/ʌn/prefix
Added to verbs:
1Denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state: untie unsettle
2Denoting deprivation, separation, or reduction to a lesser state: unmask unman
2.1Denoting release: unburden unhand
Origin
Old English un-, on-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ont- and German ent-.
- shieldless
- shield-tailed snake
- shieldtail snake
- shield volcano
- shieling
- shift
- shiftable
- shift dress
- shifter
- shift for oneself
- shiftily
- shiftiness
- shifting
- shifting agriculture
- shifting cultivation
- shifting sands
- shift key
- shiftless
- shiftlessly
- shiftlessness
- shift lever
- shift one's ground
- shift register
- shift work
- shifty