unshaken

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈʃeɪkən/ UK /ʌnˈʃeɪkən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not weakened or disturbed; resolute

Her faith remained unshaken through every setback.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not weakened or disturbed;... resolute steadfast firm unwavering undaunted constant unmoved

Opposites

shaken wavering faltering unsettled

Word family

Related forms shake shaken unshakable

Etymology

From un- ('not') + shaken, the past participle of shake, from Old English sceacan ('to shake, move'), from Proto-Germanic *skakaną.

un- Old English sceacan Old English *skakaną Proto-Germanic

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unshaken

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈʃeɪkən/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈʃeɪkən/

## Meanings
1. not weakened or disturbed; resolute

## Examples
- Her faith remained unshaken through every setback.

## Synonyms
- resolute
- steadfast
- firm
- unwavering
- undaunted
- constant
- unmoved

## Antonyms
- shaken
- wavering
- faltering
- unsettled

## Related Forms
- shake
- shaken
- unshakable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: sceacan
- Root: *skakaną

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + shaken, the past participle of shake, from Old English sceacan ('to shake, move'), from Proto-Germanic *skakaną.

## AI Etymology
Unshaken comes from un- ('not') + shaken, the past participle of shake, from Old English sceacan ('to shake, move'), from Proto-Germanic *skakaną. In current use it is an adjective meaning "not weakened or disturbed; resolute". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The prefix un- is negative or privative, marking the absence, denial, or opposite of the base idea. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English un-, Old English sceacan, and Proto-Germanic *skakaną. Related English forms include shake, shaken, and unshakable. As a result, the modern word is best read as a negative, privative, or reversative formation built on a historically older base.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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