unscathed
unscathed Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Without suffering any physical injury, damage, or harm.
"The passengers walked away from the minor train derailment completely unscathed."
Not adversely affected by criticism, difficulty, or an unpleasant experience; with one's reputation or standing intact.
"Despite the severe financial downturn, the local cooperative emerged unscathed and continued to grow."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Unscathed" is predominantly used in the predicate position (after a linking verb or action verb, as in "escaped unscathed") rather than directly before a noun, and its positive counterpart "scathed" is virtually never used in modern English.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the 14th century from the prefix "un-" and the past participle of "scathe" (to harm), which derives from Old Norse "skathi" meaning "harm" or "damage."