The concept of uninjured , whose etymological origin is found in the Latin illaesus , is used to refer to one who did not suffer an injury or to that which did not register any damage . The idea of unharmed, therefore, is linked to the unscathed, the intact or the incorrupt .
That aforementioned Latin word from which it derives must be stated that it is the result of the sum of two very different lexical components:
-The prefix “in-”, which can be translated as “no”.
-The adjective “laesus”, which is synonymous with “beaten” or “wounded”.
For example: “The pianist was involved in a car accident when he was driving on Central Avenue but, fortunately, he emerged unharmed from the collision,” “Yesterday my new phone fell out of my hands and was unharmed: it seems to be very resistant.” ” , “The opposition candidate was unharmed by an armed attack carried out after the television debate” .
Whole, healthy or healthy are other words that act as synonyms for the term that concerns us now. On the contrary, among its antonyms we find words such as injured, damaged, harmed or even injured.
Take the case of a motorcyclist who is traveling at high speed and suddenly loses control of the vehicle. In this way it is launched and, after flying several meters, it hits the ground. If, surprisingly, this subject did not break any bones or suffer any type of injury, it can be said that he emerged from the accident unscathed.
The notion of unharmed can also be used in a symbolic sense. Suppose that a political leader, accused of corruption and criticized from various sectors, gives a press conference. After two hours of answering journalists' questions, analysts consider that the politician was unharmed since he put forward convincing arguments in response to each question .
An object can also be left unharmed. If an earthquake causes extensive damage to a museum, collapsing its structure and destroying numerous pieces, but a sculpture emerges unscathed and shows no consequences from the destruction, it can be said that it was unharmed by the earthquake.
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of the song “Ileso” either. This, which is performed by the singers Romeo Santos and Teodoro Reyes, is part of the album “Utopía”, which was published in 2019, and revolves around love and lack of love as indicated in its lyrics: «Yo firma no me I turned, I emerged unscathed from your winds. Just a gust at the moment that couldn't beat me.”
In the field of literature we also find different works that use the term we are addressing in their titles. This would be the case, for example, of “Rebelde inleso”, a book written by Hermenegildo Sabat with which he takes a unique journey through his life through the paintings he has painted.
There is also the work “No one leaves society unscathed.” This is a work carried out by Alejandro Ruiz with which he tries to encourage anyone to take the necessary steps to achieve the objectives they have.