How to Pronounce "bloody but unbowed"
expression
BLUH-dee but un-BOWD
BLUD-ee but un-BOWD
Definition
This expression means someone has suffered greatly or faced many difficulties, but has not lost their spirit or dignity and refuses to give up.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɫədi/ /ˈbət/ /ənˈbaʊd/, /ənˈboʊd
British English
blˈʌdi/ /bˈʌt/ /ʌnbˈaʊd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BLUH-dee but un-BOWD
UK
BLUD-ee but un-BOWD
Listen in Context
After losing her job, she was bloody but unbowed.
He came out of the tough year bloody but unbowed.
They stayed bloody but unbowed against all odds.
You could see she was bloody but unbowed—her spirit never broke, no matter what happened.