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ungrounded

ungrounded is the simple past and past participle of unground.

Adjective

ungrounded (comparative more ungrounded, superlative most ungrounded)

  1. Not grounded; without ground or basis, unreal, false.
    • The defendant's claims are fictitious; they are entirely ungrounded in fact.
    • Marx's conviction that the proletariat would evolve a revolutionary consciousness in this sense was not a scientific opinion but an ungrounded prophecy.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
  2. Not connected to ground potential.
    • Unlike coaxial cable where the outer conductor is grounded, twisted pair is usually ungrounded.
    • If the charge is allowed to build, the core will discharge into the hull of a ship. All ungrounded crew members are fried to a crisp, all electronic system are burned out, and metal bulkheads may be melted and fused together.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: FTL Drive: Drive Charge Codex entry

Meaning of unground

Verb

unground (third-person singular simple present ungrounds, present participle ungrounding, simple past and past participle ungrounded)

  1. (transitive) To remove a connection to ground potential.
    • If you unground the extension cord it will cause a shock hazard in that drill.
  2. (transitive) To free from the punishment of being grounded (restricted to home).
    • We'll consider ungrounding you when you can act your age.

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Synonyms of ungrounded

Forms of ungrounded

comparativemore ungrounded
superlativemost ungrounded

Origin of ungrounded

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From Middle English ungroundid, ungronded, ungrundid, ungrounded; equivalent to un- + grounded.

Words formed from ungrounded

Questions about ungrounded

What does ungrounded mean?
Ungrounded means not grounded; without ground or basis, unreal, false.
What is ungrounded the simple past and past participle of?
Ungrounded is the simple past and past participle of unground.
What part of speech is ungrounded?
Ungrounded is an adjective.

Words near ungrounded in the dictionary

  1. ungross
  2. ungrotesque
  3. ungrouchy
  4. unground
  5. ungroundable
  6. ungrounded
  7. ungroundedly
  8. ungroundedness
  9. ungrounding
  10. ungrounds
  11. ungroup

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