"unforce" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: unforces [plural]
Etymology: From un- (“lack or absence of”) + force. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|force|t1=lack or absence of}} un- (“lack or absence of”) + force Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} unforce (countable and uncountable, plural unforces)
  1. The lack or absence of force; forcelessness. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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