unhear

English

Etymology

From 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.

Coordinate terms

• unsee