unheard

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌnˈhɜː(ɹ)d/
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  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d

Etymology 1

From Middle English unherd, unherde, from Old English unġehīered (“unheard”), equivalent to un- +‎ heard. Cognate with West Frisian ûnheard (“unheard”), Dutch ongehoord (“unheard”), German ungehört (“unheard”).

Adjective

unheard (not comparable)

  1. Not heard.
    Her cries for help remained unheard.
  2. Not listened to.
    • c. 1693?, John Dryden, Amaryllis
      What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard!
  3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

unheard

  1. simple past and past participle of unhear
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