unhear

English

Etymology

un- +‎ hear

Verb

unhear (third-person singular simple present unhears, present participle unhearing, simple past and past participle unheard)

  1. (transitive) To reverse the process of hearing, so that (a sound, etc.) was never heard.
    I wish I could unhear that terrible song!
  2. (transitive, figurative) To forget a sound.
    They could never unhear what they heard that night.

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