Antonyms for unassuaged


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsweɪdʒ, əˈsweɪʒ


Definition of unassuaged

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Anglo-French assuager, Old French assoagier "soften, moderate, alleviate, calm, soothe, pacify," from Vulgar Latin *adsuaviare, from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + suavis "sweet, agreeable" (see sweet). For sound development in French, cf. deluge from Latin diluvium, abridge from abbreviare. Related: Assuaged; assuaging.
  • As in dissatisfied : adj discontented, unhappy
Example sentences :
  • In these dark hours there was no place in her heart for aught but unassuaged grief.
  • Extract from : « Dust of the Desert » by Robert Welles Ritchie
  • But Nature did not achieve the task that Mr. Balfour had attempted; and my anguish was unassuaged.
  • Extract from : « Seven Men » by Max Beerbohm
  • It was the culmination after a year of misery and unassuaged grieving for her loss.
  • Extract from : « Halcyone » by Elinor Glyn
  • An unassuaged longing may serve to preserve youth as well as an undestroyed illusion; indeed, the two are one.
  • Extract from : « The Portion of Labor » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • His thirst is unassuaged; his taste for enterprises foredoomed to failure is incurable.
  • Extract from : « Mental Efficiency » by Arnold Bennett
  • Lahiri Mahasaya's cheerful mood was incomprehensible; I was still in the unassuaged agony of bereavement.
  • Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda
  • Still does it tear belated, unassuaged, In wreck about the Mind's aspiring fanes.
  • Extract from : « The Mortal Gods and Other Plays » by Olive Tilford Dargan
  • Poor Miss Clinker's happy summer with her mother was being a good deal dimmed by her unassuaged sympathy and commiseration.
  • Extract from : « Halcyone » by Elinor Glyn

Synonyms for unassuaged

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