unheard

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Not heard.

   Her cries for help remained unheard.

2. 2
   adj

   Not listened to.

   There are no "bad" emotions; rather, there are only heard emotions and unheard emotions.

3. 3
   adj

   Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.

   Nor was his name unheard or unadored.

4. 4
   adj

   not necessarily inaudible but not heard

5. 5
   verb

   simple past and past participle of unhear

Etymology

From Middle English unherd, unherde, from Old English unġehīered (“unheard”), equivalent to un- + heard. Cognate with West Frisian ûnheard (“unheard”), Dutch ongehoord (“unheard”), German ungehört (“unheard”).