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vocab_drabbles2023-03-10 03:03 am
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#053 - Unilateral
This week's word is
Unilateral
[ˌyo͞onəˈladərəl, ˌyo͞onəˈlatrəl]
ADJECTIVE
1. Of an action or decision: When someone makes a unilateral decision, he or she acts alone, without considering the feelings, opposing opinions or concerns of others. But it’s not always a bad thing to act unilaterally. If you are in a fight with your sister and haven’t spoken to each other for a week, you could choose to do her chores, compliment her or make other unilateral, good-faith efforts to bring the bad feelings to an end.
2. Relating to, occurring on, or affecting only one side of an organ or structure, or of the body: "Unilateral cerebral lesions."
(Definitions from Merriam-Webster and Vocabulary.com)
Unilateral
[ˌyo͞onəˈladərəl, ˌyo͞onəˈlatrəl]
ADJECTIVE
1. Of an action or decision: When someone makes a unilateral decision, he or she acts alone, without considering the feelings, opposing opinions or concerns of others. But it’s not always a bad thing to act unilaterally. If you are in a fight with your sister and haven’t spoken to each other for a week, you could choose to do her chores, compliment her or make other unilateral, good-faith efforts to bring the bad feelings to an end.
2. Relating to, occurring on, or affecting only one side of an organ or structure, or of the body: "Unilateral cerebral lesions."
(Definitions from Merriam-Webster and Vocabulary.com)