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- [bih-gahyl]
- /bɪˈgaɪl/
- /ˌʌnbɪˈgaɪld /
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- [bih-gahyl]
- /bɪˈgaɪl/
Definitions of unbeguiled word
- verb with object unbeguiled to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude. 1
- verb with object unbeguiled to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followed by of): to be beguiled of money. 1
- verb with object unbeguiled to charm or divert: a multitude of attractions to beguile the tourist. 1
- verb with object unbeguiled to pass (time) pleasantly: beguiling the long afternoon with a good book. 1
- verb unbeguiled simple past tense and past participle of unbeguile. 0
- adjective unbeguiled Not beguiled. 0
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Origin of unbeguiled
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, beguile is from the Middle English word bigilen. See be-, guile
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Parts of speech for Unbeguiled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unbeguiled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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