unbowed

[ uhn-boud ]

/ ʌnˈbaʊd /

not bowed or bent.

not yielding or submitting, as to defeat; not subjugated: Even when their country was occupied, the people of Norway remained unbowed.

Origin of unbowed

1325–75; Middle English; see un-¹ + bowed

Then Hezbollah fought them to a draw, emerging bloodied but unbowed, and with more credibility than ever.

Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia’s Gatsby, Master Spy |Christopher Dickey |November 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“Unbowed, undaunted, defiant, and committed are the words that shout out when looking at these remarkable photographs,” he wrote.

Bryan Adams’s Unlikely, Compelling Portrait Photography Book ‘Wounded’ |Nico Hines |November 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Roy was unbowed and responded, “Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds.”

India's Free-Speech Crisis |Basharat Peer |November 5, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Though unsuccessful in her first foray into national politics, unbowed, Palin has shown more mettle at times than President Obama.

Stop Calling Them Sluts |Mark McKinnon |November 1, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Gbowee inspired us with her unbowed faith in the coming victory of a democracy firmly based in our collective humanity.

The Grim Truth About Africa |Stanley Crouch |April 21, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Thus they came back, the Irish Tynesiders, with bloody but unbowed heads.

The Irish on the Somme |Michael MacDonagh
And withal, you stand before me stalwart and unbowed, young blood still in your veins.

What Will He Do With It, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Here was the man who had not winced or cried aloud, whose spirit was unbowed beneath the bludgeonings of life.

A Lost Cause |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
His brow was unwrinkled, his piercing eye undimmed, and his tall figure majestic and unbowed.

Love After Marriage; and Other Stories of the Heart |Caroline Lee Hentz
If the Colonel were no longer with him, still his head was bloody but unbowed—and he would fight on to the end.

Hempfield |David Grayson

unbowed

/ (ʌnˈbaʊd) /

not bowed or bent

free or unconquered