unhear

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unhear

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From un- + hear.

verb unhears · unhearing · unheard

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

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@misc{unhear_2026,
  title = {unhear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unhear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}