Unbent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

straighten up or out; make straight

unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnbˈɛnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnbˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnbˈɛnt/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnbˈɛnt/.

Examples

unbend a bow
relax the tension on the rope
He relaxed in the hot tub

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decompress loosen up unbowed straighten relax unbend straight slow down unwind

Antonyms

bend tense

Parts of Speech

verb	straighten up or out; make straight
verb	unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
verb	free from flexure “unbend a bow”
verb	make less taut “relax the tension on the rope”
verb	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease “He relaxed in the hot tub”
verb	release from mental strain, tension, or formality “unbend the mind from absorbing too much information”
adjective	not bent “looking for an unbent nail”
adjective	erect in posture “sit straight”

Word Forms

relaxation	noun	(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
relaxer	noun	any agent that produces relaxation
relaxant	adjective	tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungebogen

aufrichten oder ausstrecken; gerade machen

🇫🇷French

déplié

redresser ou sortir; faire droit

🇪🇸Spanish

enderezado

enderezarse o salir; hacer derecho

🇮🇹Italian

non piegato

raddrizzarsi o uscire; fare dritto

🇳🇱Dutch

ongebogen

rechtop of uit; recht maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

não dobrado

endireitar ou sair; endireitar

🇷🇺Russian

разогнутый

выпрямиться или выпрямиться; сделать прямо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऋजु

सीधा करना या बाहर करना; सीधा करो

🇧🇩Bengali

নমিত

সোজা করা বা আউট করা; সোজা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைக்கப்படாத

நேராக்க அல்லது வெளியே; நேராக செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

వంగని

నిఠారుగా లేదా బయటకు; నేరుగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

न वाकलेला

सरळ किंवा बाहेर; सरळ करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેન્ટ

સીધા અથવા બહાર; સીધા કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಗದ

ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಗೆ; ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വളയാത്ത

നേരെയാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പുറത്തുകടക്കുക; നേരെയാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੁਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

ਸਿੱਧਾ ਜਾਂ ਬਾਹਰ; ਸਿੱਧਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے جھکا

سیدھا یا باہر؛ سیدھا کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不弯曲的

伸直或伸直；使直

🇯🇵Japanese

曲がっていない

まっすぐにする、またはまっすぐにする。まっすぐにする

🇰🇷Korean

구부러지지 않은

곧게 펴거나 펴십시오. 곧게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bung ra

thẳng lên hoặc ra ngoài; làm thẳng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่งอ

ยืดตัวขึ้นหรือออก; ทำให้ตรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak terikat

meluruskan atau keluar; membuat lurus

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nakayuko

ituwid o palabas; ituwid

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bengkok

meluruskan atau keluar; buat lurus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير عازمة

تصويب أو خارج. جعل على التوالي

🇮🇷Persian

خم نشده

صاف کردن یا خارج کردن؛ مستقیم درست کن

🇹🇷Turkish

bükülmez

düzeltin veya düzeltin; düz yap

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא כפוף

להתיישר או לצאת; לעשות ישר

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The primary meaning of 'unbent' is 'straighten up or out; make straight'.

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