unchoice

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adjective

not choice; less than desired; undesirable

Scrabble 15

Meanings

unchoice1

adjectiveunchoice (comparative more unchoice, superlative most unchoice)

comparative more unchoice · superlative most unchoice · alternative un-choice

  1. not choice; less than desired; undesirable

    He indulges in conversations in loud tones and unchoice terms.

    2014, Ken Gelder, Rachael Weaver, The Colonial Journals

unchoice2

noununchoice (usually uncountable, plural unchoices)

plural unchoices · alternative un-choice

  1. uncountableusuallythe lack or absence of choice

    This difficult situation has led some in the “pro-life” movement to call abortion the “unchoice.”

    2015, Charles C. Camosy, Beyond the Abortion Wars: A Way Forward for a New Generation
    1 more example

    He only describes men who voluntarily, even euphorically, deliver themselves into the state of unchoice that opium gives them.

    2002, Keith McMahon, The Fall of the God of Money
  2. uncountableusuallythe act or process of unchoosing; that which is unchosen or rejected; rejection

    If Goody is correct then the traditional local religions would seem to be incompatible with a literate society, and the introduction of literacy thus necessitates the unchoice of such religions.

    2014, John E. Joseph, Talbot J. Taylor, Ideologies of Language (RLE Linguistics A: General Linguistics)

Origin

unchoice · adjective

From un- + choice (adjective).

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unchoice · noun

From un- (“lack or absence of”) + choice.

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Cite this entry
APA

unchoice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchoice

MLA

“unchoice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchoice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unchoice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchoice.

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