unbending

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb straighten up or out; make straight
  2. verb unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
  3. verb free from flexure

Etymology

From un- + bending.

Synonyms

straighten, unbend

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