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- [uh-shoo rd, uh-shurd]
- /əˈʃʊərd, əˈʃɜrd/
- /ʌn.ə.ˈʃɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-shoo rd, uh-shurd]
- /əˈʃʊərd, əˈʃɜrd/
Definitions of unassured word
- adjective unassured guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income. 1
- adjective unassured bold; confident; authoritative: His art was both assured and facile. 1
- adjective unassured boldly presumptuous. 1
- adjective unassured Chiefly British. insured, as against loss. 1
- noun unassured Insurance. the beneficiary under a policy. the person whose life or property is covered by a policy. 1
- adjective unassured not trustworthy 0
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Origin of unassured
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at assure, -ed2
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Parts of speech for Unassured
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unassured popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unassured usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unassured
adj unassured
- betwixt and between — in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position
- delphic — of or relating to Delphi or its oracle or temple
- demure — If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.
- diffident — lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
- dubious — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
adjective unassured
- badgered — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- cowering — to crouch, as in fear or shame.
- fink — a strikebreaker.
- flinching — Present participle of flinch.
- loner — a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others: He was always a loner—no one knew him well.
Antonyms for unassured
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