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ungrounded en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of unground
   form of unground

ungrounded en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Not grounded; without ground or basis, unreal, false.
   • 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 Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 373:
   • The defendant's claims are fictitious; they are entirely ungrounded in fact.
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:

Forms

Deriveds

ungroundedly · ungroundedness

Synonyms

unproved · idle · unsubstantiated · ungrounded · unsupported · unfounded · groundless · baseless · footless · unjustified · unproven

Translations (16)

bg незаземен (not connected to ground potential) · hu alaptalan (not grounded, unreal, false) · de aus der Luft gegriffen (not grounded, unreal, false) · sv grundlös (not grounded, unreal, false) · de nicht geerdet (not connected to ground potential) · fi maadoittamaton (not connected to ground potential) · fi perusteeton (not grounded, unreal, false) · sv ojordad (not connected to ground potential) · bg неоправдан (not grounded, unreal, false) · bg неоснователен (not grounded, unreal, false) · de ungeerdet (not connected to ground potential) · sv ogrundad (not grounded, unreal, false) · hu légből kapott (not grounded, unreal, false) · hu földeletlen (not connected to ground potential) · fi perätön (not grounded, unreal, false) · hu megalapozatlan (not grounded, unreal, false)