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Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
Douglas MacArthur

Meaning of "unbending" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNBENDING

unbending  [ʌnˈbɛndɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNBENDING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unbending is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNBENDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unbending in the English dictionary

The definition of unbending in the dictionary is rigid or inflexible. Other definition of unbending is characterized by sternness or severity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNBENDING


ascending
əˈsɛndɪŋ
condescending
ˌkɒndɪˈsɛndɪŋ
contending
kənˈtɛndɪŋ
defending
dɪˈfɛndɪŋ
descending
dɪˈsɛndɪŋ
ending
ˈɛndɪŋ
goaltending
ˈɡəʊlˌtɛndɪŋ
high-spending
ˌhaɪˈspɛndɪŋ
impending
ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ
lending
ˈlɛndɪŋ
mending
ˈmɛndɪŋ
moneylending
ˈmʌnɪlɛndɪŋ
offending
əˈfɛndɪŋ
parascending
ˈpærəˌsɛndɪŋ
pending
ˈpɛndɪŋ
unattending
ˌʌnəˈtɛndɪŋ
uncomprehending
ˌʌnkɒmprɪˈhɛndɪŋ
unending
ʌnˈɛndɪŋ
unoffending
ˌʌnəˈfɛndɪŋ
unpretending
ˌʌnprɪˈtɛndɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNBENDING

unbeliever
unbelieving
unbelievingly
unbelievingness
unbelligerent
unbeloved
unbelt
unbemused
unbend
unbendable
unbendingly
unbendingness
unbeneficed
unbeneficial
unbenefited
unbenighted
unbenign
unbenignant
unbenignly
unbent

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNBENDING

according
binding
bonding
branding
corresponding
demanding
expanding
finding
founding
funding
grinding
landing
outstanding
pounding
sounding
spending
standing
surrounding
understanding
vending
winding

Synonyms and antonyms of unbending in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNBENDING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unbending» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unbending

Translation of «unbending» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNBENDING

Find out the translation of unbending to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unbending from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unbending» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不屈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inflexible
570 millions of speakers

English

unbending
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खड़ा हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا يتزعزع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разгибание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inflexível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনমনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inflexible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unbeugsamen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

曲がらない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구부러
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unbending
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể uốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளையாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अविचल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eğilmez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inflessibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieugięty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розгинання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neclintit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλύγιστη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbuigbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oböjlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unbending
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unbending

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNBENDING»

The term «unbending» is regularly used and occupies the 108.367 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNBENDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unbending

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3 QUOTES WITH «UNBENDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unbending.
1
Everett Dirksen
I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.
2
H. P. Lovecraft
If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their young into an artificial conformity; but would merely insist on their unbending quest for truth, irrespective of artificial backgrounds or practical consequences.
3
Douglas MacArthur
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNBENDING»

Discover the use of unbending in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unbending and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What To ...
In Unbending Gender, Joan Williams takes a hard look at the state of feminism in America.
Joan Williams, 1999
2
Unbending cane: Pablo Manlapit : a Filipino labor leader in ...
This is a well-researched and accurate historical account of one of the most controversial labor leaders to come out of Hawai'i before World War II.
Melinda Tria Kerkvliet, 2002
3
A More Unbending Battle: The Harlem Hellfighter's Struggle ...
The untold story of the Harlem Hellfighters, the all-black WWI regiment from Harlem who-against all odds-became one of the most feared and decorated units of the war.
Peter Nelson, 2009
4
The Unbending Blue Line: Transformational Change in Police ...
Keywords: Police, Patrol Deployment, Efficiency, Change Management.
Ryan G. Prox, 2007
5
Unbending
In a land where humans live normal lives, and the only magic they know exists in the mountains where the Elf King rules, and no humans are welcome, Akeema discovers she has an extraordinary gift; she can communicate with horses.
Victoria Connor, 2010
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Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club
on the concave side. Without doubt the same factors found to determine bending are involved in the unbending, but the process is so slow that it resembles ordinary plant growth. It does not seem probable that this deferred reaction can be a ...
‎1917
7
The Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Dictionary ...
[Prefix un- (1), and English bending.] 1. Not suffering flexure ; stiff. "The short unbending neck of the elephant is oompen- •ensated by the length and flexibility of his proboscis." — Paley: Nat. TheoL, ch. xvi. 2. Unyielding, resolute, inflexible.
‎1904
8
The Uses of Literacy
UNBENDING. THE. SPRINGS. OF. ACTION. By this means, a kind of virtuous materialism may ultimately be established in the world, which would not corrupt, but enervate the soul, and noiselessly unbend its springs of action. (De Tocqueville) ...
Richard Hoggart, 1957
9
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Binding, Unfolding, and ...
CHAPTER. 6. UNBENDING. OF. αVβ3. INTEGRIN. UNDER. FORCE. As mentioned in section 2.3, experimental data suggest that integrin undergoes large-scale conformational changes during its bi-directional, inside-out or outside -in, ...
Wei Chen, 2009
10
Making the Corps: 10th Anniversary Edition with a New ...
An inside look at the Marine Corps follows one year in the lives of a single platoon of raw Marine recruits, from their arrival on Parris Island to their first full year as members of the Corps, in a tenth anniversary edition that features ...
Thomas E. Ricks, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNBENDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unbending is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pro-Kremlin Newspaper Nurtures A Know-It-All
But an online search through some of the literary-college graduate's best citations over the past year or so shows one common thread: unbending trust in ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jul 15»
2
Scott Walker is 'unbending' only if you ask Democrats
Two words — “unbending” and “uncompromising” — in the July 15 front-page article “Unbending (and unexcitable),” about Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Unbending desire to learn
She suffers from spinocerebellar atrophy and, other than her head, she cannot move her body. She spent a large part of her life in hospital but this did not ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
4
Scott Walker: Unbending (and unexcitable)
He tells the story without a dose of excitement or flash of charisma. Scott Walker is standing on the stage of a Denver convention center, shirt sleeves rolled up, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
Christian groups unbending in support of traditional marriage …
Evangelical leader Tony Campolo has revealed that he changed his position on gay marriage because of his wife Peggy. Although prominent evangelical ... «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
6
Opec unbending in plan to stifle rivals as oil keeps gushing
Opec unbending in plan to stifle rivals as oil keeps gushing. The 12 nations kept their combined daily production target at 30 million barrels after meeting in ... «Livemint, Jun 15»
7
'You were strong. You were unbending,' FBI Director speaks of …
As a special guest of the remembrance ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City, FBI Director ... «kfor.com, Apr 15»
8
A Troubling Letter to an Unbending Ayatollah
The Wall Street Journal's Jay Solomon and Carol Lee reported this week that President Obama recently wrote a letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian ... «The Atlantic, Nov 14»
9
Hong Kong Leader Reaffirms Unbending Stance on Elections
HONG KONG — The Beijing-appointed leader of Hong Kong, Leung Chun-ying, said Monday evening that it was unacceptable to allow his successors to be ... «New York Times, Oct 14»
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This tool was designed for the sole purpose of unbending your …
So let's say your iPhone 6 Plus does bend under normal usage and Apple for some reason refuses to replace it — what can you do? Well, one option might be to ... «BGR, Oct 14»

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