unredressed
Definition
Adjective: - Not corrected or compensated: "unredressed" describes a wrong, injury, or grievance that has not been addressed, rectified, or made right through apology, compensation, or legal action.
Usage Examples
- (Their injury was not compensated or corrected.)
- (Those wrongs have not been formally addressed or made right.)
- (No action was taken to rectify the problem.)
Advanced Usage
"to leave a grievance unredressed": to fail to address a complaint or injustice.
- The government chose to leave the citizens' demands unredressed, sparking protests. (No solution or compensation was provided.)
"unredressed wrong": a moral or legal injury that has not been set right.
- The novel explores the theme of unredressed wrongs and their psychological impact. (Wrongs that remain without apology or reparation.)
Variants and Related Words
Redress (verb/noun): to remedy or set right a wrong; compensation for a wrong.
- The company offered financial redress to the affected customers. (Compensation for the harm done.)
Redressed (adj): having been corrected or compensated.
- The grievance was finally redressed after a long investigation. (The wrong was made right.)
Synonyms
- Uncorrected: not fixed or amended.
- Uncompensated: not receiving payment or remedy for a loss.
- Unremedied: not cured or alleviated (especially of a problem or injustice).
- Unatoned: not made amends for (often used in a moral or religious context).
Related Idioms
- A debt unpaid: a wrong that remains unaddressed (metaphorical).
- The historical wrongs are a debt unpaid to the descendants of the victims. (An unredressed injustice that still requires acknowledgment.)