unheard

[ uhn-hurd ]

adjective

1. not heard; not perceived by the ear.
2. not given a hearing or audience.
3. Archaic. unheard-of.

unheard

/ ʌnˈhɜːd /

adjective

1. not heard; not perceived by the ear
2. not listened to or granted a hearing

   his warning went unheard

3. archaic.
   unheard-of

Word History and Origins

Origin of unheard¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English unherd. See un- ¹, heard ( def )

Example Sentences

It's exciting to think that this team just continues to do it, it's unheard of.

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Beat It was crucial to the project - because it was designed to get Jackson played on US rock radio, an unheard of prospect in the heavily-segregated music industry of the 1980s.

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Cases where babies have been accidentally swapped on maternity wards are practically unheard of in the UK.

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It is not unheard of for Australian politicians to get free flight upgrades though they are required to declare such gifts, according to Reuters.

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That night, Prof Fong and his team helped to transfer 17 critically ill patients to other NHS sites – an emergency measure unheard of outside the pandemic.

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Related Words

• inaudible