What is the meaning of unbending?

verb

  • Straighten up or out; make straight.
  • Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay.
  • Free from flexure.
    • usage: "unbend a bow"
  • Make less taut.
    • usage: "relax the tension on the rope"
  • Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.
    • usage: "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
  • Release from mental strain, tension, or formality.
    • usage: "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

adjective

  • Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances.
    • usage: "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"
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