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3 ADJ [ADJ n] If you describe someone's belief or attitude as unquestioned , you are emphasizing that they accept something without any doubt or disagreement. [EMPHASIS ] □  Royalty is regarded with unquestioned reverence.

un|ques|tion|ing /ʌnkwe stʃən I ŋ/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a person or their beliefs as unquestioning , you are emphasizing that they accept something without any doubt or disagreement. [EMPHASIS ] □  Isabella had been taught unquestioning obedience. □  For the last 20 years, I have been an unquestioning supporter of comprehensive schools. ●  un|ques|tion|ing|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  She supported him unquestioningly.

un|quote /ʌ nkwoʊt/ PHRASE You can say quote before and unquote after a word or phrase, or quote, unquote before or after it, to show that you are quoting someone or that you do not believe that a word or phrase used by others is accurate. [SPOKEN ] □  He drowned in a boating quote 'accident' unquote.

un|rav|el /ʌnræ v ^ə l/ (unravels , unravelling , unravelled ) in AM, use unraveling , unraveled 1 VERB If something such as a plan or system unravels , it breaks up or begins to fail. □ [V ] His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal.

2 VERB If you unravel something that is knotted, woven, or knitted, or if it unravels , it becomes one straight piece again or separates into its different threads. □ [V n] He could unravel a knot that others wouldn't even attempt. □ [V ] The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.

3 VERB If you unravel a mystery or puzzle, or if it unravels , it gradually becomes clearer and you can work out the answer to it. □ [V n] A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her friend's disappearance. □ [V ] Gradually, with an intelligent use of flashbacks, Yves' story unravels.

un|read /ʌ nre d/ ADJ [ADJ after v, ADJ n, v-link ADJ ] If a book or other piece of writing is unread , you or other people have not read it, for example because it is boring or because you have no time. □  All his unpublished writing should be destroyed unread. □  He caught up on months of unread periodicals.

un|read|able /ʌ nriː dəb ^ə l/

1 ADJ If you use unreadable to describe a book or other piece of writing, you are criticizing it because it is very boring, complicated, or difficult to understand. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  For some this is the greatest novel in the world. For others it is unreadable.

2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If a piece of writing is unreadable , it is impossible to read because the letters are unclear, especially because it has been damaged in some way. □  …if contracts are unreadable because of the microscopic print.

3 ADJ If someone's face or expression is unreadable , it is impossible to tell what they are thinking or feeling. [LITERARY ] □  He looked back at the woman for approval, but her face was unreadable.

un|real /ʌ nriː l/

1 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you say that a situation is unreal , you mean that it is so strange that you find it difficult to believe it is happening. □  It was unreal. Like some crazy childhood nightmare. □  It felt so unreal to be talking about our son like this. ●  un|re|al|ity /ʌ nriæ l I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □  He felt light-headed, with a sense of unreality.

2 ADJ If you use unreal to describe something, you are critical of it because you think that it is not like, or not related to, things you expect to find in the real world. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …unreal financial targets. □  Almost all fictional detectives are unreal.