to unperson
9.9
To remove someone from public records and pretend they do not exist
- verb
- /ʌnˈpɜrsən/
- Offensive
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borrar
- The government attempted to unperson the journalist by removing her articles from all platforms.
And and and I think you know, to be basically sort of unpersoned by pretty much everyone in your especially your left wing nice.
- And and and I think you know, to be basically sort of unpersoned by pretty much everyone in your especially your left wing nice.
Examples
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After the scandal, the company decided to unperson the CEO by deleting his profile from their website.
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And and and I think you know, to be basically sort of unpersoned by pretty much everyone in your especially your left wing nice.
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In an effort to control the narrative, they aimed to unperson activists who opposed the new policies.
Antonyms
How Erased
to erase
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2.2
156
2.2
to unperson
- Offensive
to censor
514
5.2
514
5.2
to blacklist
19
4.4
19
4.4
to ostracize
31
7.7
- US
31
7.7
to ignore
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1.0
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1.0
Surface Forms
unperson infinitive
unpersoned past
unpersoned past participle
unpersoning present participle
unpersons third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Unperson as a verb also joins un- 'not' and person, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of making someone 'not a person' on paper or online. So to unperson someone is to remove their name, erase their records, or try to make the public forget them.