unassuaged
Not yet soothed
Unassuaged describes something—typically a feeling, desire, or pain—that has not been soothed, satisfied, or relieved.
Grief remains unassuaged when comfort fails to ease it; hunger stays unassuaged when food doesn't satisfy: Her unassuaged anger festered for years.
The word carries a literary quality, suggesting something that persists despite attempts to quiet it.
Not brought to completion
- unappeasedNot pacified or satisfied
- unquenchedNot yet satisfied
- unrelievedNot lessened or eased
- unsatiatedNot fully satisfied
unmollified · unplacated · ungratified · unmitigated · unabated · undiminished · insatiable · unmet
Deep emotional distress
- mourningPeriod following loss
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- bereavementState following loss
lamentation · despair · torment · suffering · pain · loss · devastation · inconsolable
Intense, persistent desire
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- hungerNeed for nourishment
thirst · desire · wistfulness · nostalgia · languishing · melancholy · coveting · aspiration
Persistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
indignation · grudge · hostility · animosity · rancor · spite · vengeance · smoldering
unfulfilled
Not brought to completion
- unappeasedNot pacified or satisfied
- unquenchedNot yet satisfied
- unrelievedNot lessened or eased
unsatiated · unmollified · unplacated · ungratified · unmitigated · unabated · undiminished · insatiable · unmet · unresolved
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
- mourningPeriod following loss
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
bereavement · lamentation · despair · torment · suffering · pain · loss · devastation · inconsolable · raw
longing
Intense, persistent desire
hunger · thirst · desire · wistfulness · nostalgia · languishing · melancholy · coveting · aspiration · passion
resentment
Persistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
wrath · indignation · grudge · hostility · animosity · rancor · spite · vengeance · smoldering · seething