unbowed

American

[uhn-boud] / ʌnˈbaʊd /

adjective

not bowed or bent.
not yielding or submitting, as to defeat; not subjugated.

Even when their country was occupied, the people of Norway remained unbowed.

unbowed British

/ ʌnˈbaʊd /

adjective

not bowed or bent
free or unconquered

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Etymology

Origin of unbowed

1325–75; Middle English; un- ¹ + bow ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is known for being unbowed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Face bloodied but unbowed, I feel confused amid conflicts of strategy and organization.

From Literature

His supporters, unsurprisingly, have been buoyed by both his jokes and his unbowed tone.

From BBC

All of us living in battered, unbowed Los Angeles could use a dose of the restorative right about now.

From Los Angeles Times

They are keen to push the message that his 365 days behind bars have left him unbowed.

From BBC

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