unchoice

unchoice

English

Alternative forms

• un-choice

Etymology 1

From un- +‎ choice (adj).

Adjective

unchoice (comparative more unchoice, superlative most unchoice)

1. not choice; less than desired; undesirable
   • 2014, Ken Gelder, Rachael Weaver, The Colonial Journals:

     He indulges in conversations in loud tones and unchoice terms.

Etymology 2

From un- (“lack or absence of”) +‎ choice.

Noun

unchoice (usually uncountable, plural unchoices)

1. the lack or absence of choice
   • 2002, Keith McMahon, The Fall of the God of Money:

     He only describes men who voluntarily, even euphorically, deliver themselves into the state of unchoice that opium gives them.

   • 2015, Charles C. Camosy, Beyond the Abortion Wars: A Way Forward for a New Generation:

     This difficult situation has led some in the “pro-life” movement to call abortion the “unchoice.”

2. the act or process of unchoosing; that which is unchosen or rejected; rejection
   • 2014, John E. Joseph, Talbot J. Taylor, Ideologies of Language (RLE Linguistics A: General Linguistics):

     If Goody is correct then the traditional local religions would seem to be incompatible with a literate society, and the introduction of literacy thus necessitates the unchoice of such religions.