unparadise

transitive verb

un·​paradise

"+

-ed/-ing/-s

1

a

: to expel from paradise

b

: to make unhappy

2

: to remove the character of paradise from

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 2 + paradise, noun

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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