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Pronunciation / Transliteration: avichal
"उसने संकट के समय अविचल साहस दिखाया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not showing fear or hesitation in the face of danger or difficulty.
"She displayed unflinching courage during the grueling rescue operation." - 2
Firm, resolute, and showing no signs of changing or yielding.
"The journalist maintained an unflinching commitment to exposing the truth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (not) combined with the participle of the verb flinch, which traces back to Middle English flincen and Old French flenchir, meaning to turn aside or shrink. First appearing in the 17th century, the compound evolved to describe a steady, resolute posture that refuses to draw back from danger, difficulty, or pain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unflinching" is said worldwide
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inébranlable
Transliteration: inebranlable
"Il a montré une détermination inébranlable face à l'adversité."
unerschütterlich
Transliteration: unershuetterlich
"Sie bewahrte eine unerschütterliche Haltung in der Krise."
imperterrito
Transliteration: imperterrito
"Mantenne uno sguardo imperterrito di fronte al pericolo."
infatigable
Transliteration: infatigable
"Su lealtad inquebrantable fue reconocida por todos."
inexorável
Transliteration: inexoravel
"Ele manteve uma postura firme e inabalável."
अविचल
Transliteration: avichal
"उसने संकट के समय अविचल साहस दिखाया।"
坚定的
Transliteration: jiāndìng de
"她以坚定的信念完成了这个项目。"
확고한
Transliteration: hwakkohan
"그는 위기 속에서도 확고한 태도를 유지했다."
ひるまない
Transliteration: hirumanai
Script: 怯まない
"彼女は困難に対して怯まない態度を貫いた。"
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