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unforgiving

  (ŭn'fər-gĭv'ĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Reluctant or refusing to forgive: an unforgiving creditor.
  2. Providing little or no opportunity to forestall undesired results or mistakes: an unforgiving computer program.

 
 
WordNet: unforgiving
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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy
  Antonym: forgiving (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  Synonyms: grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unrelenting

Meaning #3: harsh and severe
  Synonym: uncharitable


 
Translations: Translations for: Unforgiving

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - utilgivelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet vergevingsgezind

Français (French)
adj. - impitoyable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nachtragend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μνησίκακος, που δε συγχωρεί

Italiano (Italian)
inesorabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - implacável

Русский (Russian)
не прощающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - implacable, que no perdona, inexorable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oförsonlig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不可宽恕的, 不能原谅的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不可寬恕的, 不能原諒的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 용서하지 않는, 앙심 먹은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 許さない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قاسي القلب, لا يرحم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא סולח, לא מוכן לסלוח‬


 
 

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