to unsee
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9.1
- verb
- /ʌnˈsi/
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- But now that we do, we cannot Unsee what we saw.
- I can never unsee that
- make me unsee it
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Watch on YouTubeBut now that we do, we cannot Unsee what we saw.
- But now that we do, we cannot Unsee what we saw.
- And so it's weird because you can't Unsee it, right?
- Lots of people will say they can't Unsee what they saw in the relationship.
- You can't Unsee how society is controlled.
- And once you have spotted it, you will not be able to Unsee it in the sky.
- When you see that arrow, you will never Unsee it again.
- And I've seen some shit that I can't Unsee.
- Once you learn that, once you see that, you can't Unsee that, right?
- There's just once you see it, you can't Unsee it.
- And so once you start to see those connections, you cannot Unsee them.
- Once you see what I'm about to show you, you can't Unsee this.
- Once they learned, once you learn that, once you see that, you can't Unsee that.
- But there was one which was a photo which I will never Unsee.
- What I came away with is this one important lesson that I've never been able to Unsee, which is I don't know.
Examples
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I wish I could unsee that.
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It's an image that, once seen, is very hard to unsee.
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It's impossible to Unsee what you have seen.
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I know it's hard to Unsee once you see it.
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I never managed to unsee this fact.
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Oh, no, I cannot unsee that.
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Sir, what you will see... you will not be able to unsee.
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Once you see it, you just can't unsee it.
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That's something you can't unsee.
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Once you see that disturbing scene, you cannot unsee it no matter how hard you try.
Synonyms
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1.8
Decide not to think about something
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9.3
Try to push a memory or idea out of your mind
To stop yourself remembering something sad or scary on purpose
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Etymology
Unsee is made of un- 'not' and see 'to look', so it literally means 'not see' something you already saw. A helpful way to remember it is that to unsee a picture or scene is to try to erase the image from your mind, which is why we say we wish we could unsee something disturbing.