unheard
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4.9
- adjective
- /ʌnˈhɜrd/
:
ignorado
- And then I have them on the other side who feel lost, who feel unheard, who feel invisible.
- go unheard
- unheard voices
- unseen and unheard
Again, it's just kind of like these sort of unseen, unheard groups of people in Seoul.
- Again, it's just kind of like these sort of unseen, unheard groups of people in Seoul.
- The story that is untold, unheard, unspoken, or attempts to silence it.
- Without him, their voices would have gone unheard.
- There's a giant swath of this country who feels unheard.
- Intense people may fight for a position or a group that is often unheard.
- I do think that, you know, a significant segment of society is feeling unheard by government.
- Indeed, there are many, many voices that are now unheard or were lost to time.
- Usually both people feel unheard, unseen, alone, misrepresented, right?
- What about if the thing we see is disorder is actually genius, unheard or misunderstood?
Examples
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There must have been some sound, a warning that they could hear, but unheard by me or any other human being.
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Indeed, there are many, many voices that are now unheard or were lost to time.
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This is an effort to let the voice of the unheard speak through her fiction.
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I do think that, you know, a significant segment of society is feeling unheard by government.
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Parents of children with exceptional needs have felt unheard in the schools.
Academic text (2012) -
In fact, the judge has already agreed to reopen the investigation, which is almost unheard of.
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Criticism of the government, once unheard of in newspapers, barely raises an eyebrow today.
Academic text (1993) -
As an influencer, I feel a massive responsibility to uplift unheard voices and and just share more raw experiences.
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Supermarkets suddenly have introduced American-style, low-priced generic products, unheard of in Japan a year ago.
Academic text (1996) -
I was speaking, but my concerns felt unheard in the noisy room.
Synonyms
274
5.6
So quiet that you cannot hear it
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8.2
Other people do not notice someone or something
Too quiet for people to notice with their ears
Antonyms
How Heard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unheard is formed from un- 'not' and hear 'to listen', so it literally means 'not heard'. That's why we use unheard when a sound, a voice, or an idea is not listened to or noticed.