Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not yet settled or paid: Refers to a debt, bill, or financial obligation that remains unpaid and is still owed.
   • Not yet released or set free: Describes a person, such as a prisoner or bankrupt individual, who has not been officially released from their legal status or confinement.
   • Not yet exploded or fired: Pertains to ammunition, a bomb, or an explosive device that remains live and capable of detonation.

Usage Examples

• Financial Context:
  • He left the company with several undischarged debts. (The financial obligations were not cleared.)
  • The court ordered payment of the undischarged loan. (The loan had not been repaid.)
• Legal/Personal Status Context:
  • As an undischarged bankrupt, he could not serve as a company director. (His bankruptcy status had not been legally terminated.)
  • The undischarged prisoner awaited a new hearing. (The prisoner had not been released.)
• Military/Explosive Context:
  • The area was dangerous due to undischarged artillery shells. (The shells were still live and unexploded.)
  • Bomb disposal experts safely removed the undischarged device. (The explosive had not gone off.)

Advanced Usage

• "Undischarged bankrupt": A specific legal term for a person who has been declared bankrupt and has not yet received a certificate of discharge from a court, meaning certain legal restrictions still apply.
  • The contract was void because it was signed by an undischarged bankrupt.
• "Undischarged duty": A formal or moral obligation that has not been fulfilled.
  • He felt a sense of undischarged duty toward his former employees.

Variants and Related Words

• Discharge (verb): The root verb meaning to release, perform, pay off, or fire/explode.
  • The soldier was discharged from the army. (Released from service)
  • The company discharged its debts. (Paid its debts)
  • The cannon discharged loudly. (Fired)

Synonyms

• Outstanding: Remaining to be paid, settled, or completed. (e.g., )
• Unpaid: Not yet paid. (e.g., )
• Unexploded: (For munitions) Not having detonated. (e.g., )
• Unreleased: Not yet set free or made available.

Antonyms

• Discharged: Having been released, paid, or fired.
• Settled: Resolved or paid.
• Paid: Money has been given in settlement.
• Exploded: Having detonated.

Adjective

1. still capable of exploding or being fired
   • undischarged ammunition
   • an unexploded bomb
2. owed as a debt
   • outstanding bills
   • the amount still owed
   • undischarged debts