UNFORGIVING


Meaning of UNFORGIVING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnfə(r)gɪvɪŋ ]

1.

If you describe someone as unforgiving , you mean that they are unwilling to forgive other people. ( FORMAL )

He was an unforgiving man who never forgot a slight...

He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.

≠ forgiving

ADJ

2.

If you describe a situation or activity as unforgiving , you mean that it causes a lot of people to experience great difficulty or failure, even people who deserve to succeed.

Business is a competitive activity. It is very fierce and very unforgiving.

ADJ

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