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Definition of un- prefix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

un-

prefix

/ʌn/

/ʌn/

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(in adjectives, adverbs and nouns) not; the opposite of
- unable
- unconsciously
- untruth
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(in verbs that describe the opposite of a process)
- unlock
- undo
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