unbowed
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈbəʊd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bowed English unbowed From un- + bowed.
- Not bowed; erect or upright.
- Not subdued or deterred.
“Unbowed after two years in jail, nine of the defendants boycotted the trial, refusing even to talk to their lawyers.”
“It created an indelible image and captured the essence of Trump’s MAGA movement: under attack but defiant, bloody but unbowed.”
verb
- simple past and past participle of unbow