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to unfeel

to unfeel

1 9.9
To try to remove an emotion from yourself, for example anger or sadness
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈfiːl/
translation icon : dejar de sentir
  • He tried to unfeel his anger towards his colleague after the argument.

And it would kind of me a little bit because once you see that you can't, once you feel that even you can't unfeel that.

Examples

  • Sometimes, to move on, we must unfeel the emotions that hold us back.

  • This is no answer, you unfeeling man, to excuse the current of your cruelty.

    The Merchant of Venice (2004)

  • Let them unfeel.

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)

  • "Unfeeling brethren" and "enemies at war."

    1776 (1972)

  • Unfeeling by others.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I wish I could unfeel the pain of losing my best friend.

Synonyms

to let go
vsto unfeel
381 3.7

To stop worrying about something and relax

is a gentle release and acceptance rather than an active removal
to suppress
vsto unfeel
88 5.8

To hold back feelings or reactions

involves holding feelings in rather than removing them completely
to repress
vsto unfeel
75 6.6

Keep strong feelings or memories from coming into the mind

differs by being usually unconscious exclusion rather than deliberate effort
to shake off
vsto unfeel
41 3.6

Make something unwanted go away, like an illness, a feeling, or a person following you

focuses on quick removal not necessarily full lasting absence
to smother
vsto unfeel
39 6.0

To stop a feeling or sound from being shown

aims to remove feelings rather than just preventing their expression
to dispel
vsto unfeel
29 4.6

To make a feeling or idea go away

aims to stop feelings but may be less absolute than disappearing
to banish
vsto unfeel
27 6.1

Make a thought or feeling go away so it stops bothering you

tries to stop feelings but may not achieve complete permanent removal
to unlove
vsto unfeel
9.3

To stop feeling love for someone or something

applies only to love rather than to emotions or sensations generally

Antonyms

to feel
∞ 1.0

To notice an emotion or a physical sensation in your body

How Emotional

to overwhelm
164 4.4
to feel
∞ 1.0
to unfeel
1 9.9
to numb
62 4.2

Surface Forms

unfeel infinitive
unfeeling present participle
unfeels third person singular
unfelt past
unfelt past participle

Morphology

unfeel = feel (transparent) = un + feel

Meaning is a straightforward negation/removal of the verb 'feel' using the productive prefix 'un-'.

Etymology

Unfeel is made from the little word un- meaning 'not' or 'remove' and the verb feel, so it literally means to try to take away a feeling. A helpful way to remember it is to think of undo or unplug, where un- removes something, which is why to unfeel is to try to stop or lose an emotion.