unaired
- adjective
- /ʌˈnɛrd/
- She kept her doubts unaired to avoid causing any conflict in the group.
Examples
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Her thoughts remained unaired after the meeting.
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Many unaired grievances can lead to misunderstandings.
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Many of his complaints remained unaired throughout the entire discussion.
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The documentary included previously unaired interviews with the main witnesses.
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The author's tirade contained many unaired grievances that had festered over the years.
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In their meeting, they decided to keep their unaired opinions about the policy changes to themselves for now.
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After reading the article, I realized there were several unaired perspectives that needed to be addressed.
Synonyms
Not mentioned to the public or to officials
Not told to the public or said by officials
Not said or talked about
Not said or shown but clearly felt
Not said out loud but understood by people
Not told to most people or announced widely
A topic not discussed or mentioned in conversation
People do not mention or discuss it in public
Not openly admitted
Not published or made public
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
unaired = aired (transparent) = un + air + ed
Formed by productive negation 'un-' + 'aired' meaning 'not broadcast/made public', a straightforward negation.
Etymology
Unaired The word unaired comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the common word air, which can mean 'to say or show something publicly' as in 'air a complaint'. So something unaired was kept quiet and not put out for others to hear.