unmitigated

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un·mit·i·gat·ed

(ŭn-mĭt′ĭ-gā′tĭd)

adj.

1. Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; unrelieved: unmitigated suffering.

2. Without qualification or exception; absolute: an unmitigated lie.

un·mit′i·gat′ed·ly adv.

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unmitigated

(ʌnˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtɪd)

adj

1. not diminished in intensity, severity, etc

2. (prenominal) (intensifier): an unmitigated disaster.

unˈmitiˌgatedly adv

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un•mit•i•gat•ed

(ʌnˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪ tɪd)

adj.

1. not mitigated; not softened or lessened.

2. unqualified or absolute: an unmitigated bore.

[1590]

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Adj.

unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"

mitigated - made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty"

unmitigated

adjective

1. unrelieved, relentless, unalleviated, intense, harsh, grim, persistent, oppressive, unbroken, unqualified, unabated, undiminished, unmodified, unredeemed She leads a life of unmitigated misery.

2. complete, absolute, utter, perfect, rank, sheer, total, outright, thorough, downright, consummate, out-and-out, thoroughgoing, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) A senior policeman had called him an unmitigated liar.

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unmitigated

adjective

Completely such, without qualification or exception:

absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.

Informal: flat-out, positive.

Chiefly British: blooming.

Translations

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unmitigated

[ʌnˈmɪtɪgeɪtɪd] ADJ [disaster, failure] → auténtico, verdadero; [success] → rotundo; [delight] → puro, verdadero; [nonsense] → puro; [liar, rogue] → redomado, rematado
it was an unmitigated disaster → fue un auténtico or verdadero desastre

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unmitigated

[ʌnˈmɪtɪgeɪtɪd] adj [disaster, failure, misery] → absolu(e)

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unmitigated

adj (= not lessened) wrath, severity → ungemildert; (inf: = complete) disaster → vollkommen, total; success → total, absolut; rubbish → komplett (inf); liar, rogue → Erz- (inf)

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unmitigated

[ʌnˈmɪtɪˌgeɪtɪd] adj (disaster, nonsense) → totale, completo/a; (criminal, scoundrel) → incallito/a

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