unseen

Meaning

unsee

To undo the act of seeing something; to erase the memory of having seen something, or otherwise reverse the effect of having seen something.

Translations

sans examen

senza vedere

tel quelle

im Geheimen

αόρατος

im Stillen

sans l'avoir vu

senza esaminare

sans examen préalable

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌnˈsiːn/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English unsen, unseyn, unseien, from Old English unġesewen, from Proto-Germanic *unsewanaz, equivalent to un- + seen. Cognate with Dutch ongezien (“unseen”), German Low German unsehn (“unseen”), German ungesehen (“unseen”).

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