unsense

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unsense¹

noun

  1. uncountable Lack or absence of sense; senselessness; nonsense. It is a matter of pressing to the threshold of sense, where unsense is simply the nascent becoming-sense of sense […]

unsense²

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From un- (“reversal, removal”) + sense. Distant cognate with German entsinnen (“to reflect”).

verb unsenses · unsensing · unsensed

  1. transitive To remove or deprive of the senses; cause to be insensible.

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@misc{unsense_2026,
  title = {unsense},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unsense},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}