4.77 'un-'

The most common of these prefixes is 'un-'. It can be added to many adjectives, adverbs, and verbs.

• They were unhappy with the way things were going.
• They described what they saw, sometimes truthfully and at other times untruthfully.
• She unpacked straightaway.

'Un-' can also be added to some nouns.

• She wanted to save her sister from unhappiness.