unmitigated
unmitigated Lexical Profile
unmitigated Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Absolute, total, and unqualified (used almost exclusively to emphasize the completeness of something negative or undesirable).
"The poorly rehearsed opening night of the play was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish."
Not lessened, softened, or moderated in severity, intensity, or harshness.
"The travelers endured the unmitigated heat of the desert afternoon without any shade."
Word Nuance & Usage
As an intensifier, 'unmitigated' demonstrates strong negative prosody, collocating almost exclusively with undesirable nouns such as 'disaster', 'failure', or 'gall'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 16th century from the prefix 'un-' and 'mitigated', which derives from the Latin 'mitigatus', past participle of 'mitigare' ('to soften' or 'make mild'), from 'mitis' ('mild, gentle').