unfeel

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ feel.

Verb

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unfeel (third-person singular simple present unfeels, present participle unfeeling, simple past and past participle unfelt)

  1. (transitive) To reverse or negate the feeling of
    • 1998, L. J. Tessier, Dancing After the Whirlwind:
      And we study how to unlearn it, to unfeel it, to tone it down.
    • 2010, John Townsend, Now What Do I Do?:
      Attempting to “unfeel” whatever you feel is a huge drain on your energy, and that effort can siphon off the power you need to crunch your problem.
    • 2014, V.L. Ewing, The Expert: - Book 1:
      And when they are gone, they are gone for good. There is no way to unwind that spring. To unsee what has been seen. To unfeel what has been felt.