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unchoice en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From un- + choice (adjective).

Meanings

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:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most unchoice	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more unchoice	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
un-choice		alternative	lexicographic

unchoice en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) the lack or absence of choice
   • 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:
   • 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:
2. (uncountable, usually) the 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):

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
unchoices	Number=Plur		lexicographic
un-choice		alternative	lexicographic