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unscreened

unscreened

1 5.0
Not shown to the public before release
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈskriːnd/
translation icon : no exhibido
  • During the live event, several unscreened questions were taken from the audience, leading to unexpected discussions.

Examples

  • Due to legal issues, the movie was left unscreened for the general public.

  • The documentary remained unscreened until it premiered at the film festival.

  • Several unscreened episodes were discovered in the studio archives years later.

  • The film was unscreened before its release.

  • Many unscreened films can surprise audiences.

  • The movie festival featured many unscreened films that had not been shown to audiences before.

  • The gallery was planning to hold an exhibition of unscreened artwork, allowing visitors to see pieces never before displayed.

Synonyms

unaired
vsunscreened
1 4.8

Not yet shown on TV, radio, or online

applies to not being previewed or displayed to the public broadly
unexhibited
vsunscreened
7.7

A work not shown to the public, for example in a museum or gallery

is broader, covering any lack of public showing or broadcast
screenless
vsunscreened
5.5

Not checked for safety or quality

refers to absence of public showing or preview rather than inspection

How Public

unpublished
16 3.7
unscreened
1 5.0
private
∞ 1.8

Surface Forms

unscreened positive

Morphology

unscreened = screened (transparent) = un + screen + ed

This is a direct negation of the past-participial/adjectival use 'screened' (i.e., 'shown'), so the meaning is compositionally clear.

Etymology

Unscreened is made of un- 'not' and screen, and screen also means to show a film on a movie screen. So an unscreened film or episode has not been shown or broadcast to the public.