unsaid
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsaid in British English:
UK [ʌnˈsed]
How to pronounce unsaid in American English:
US [ʌnˈsɛd]
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- Adjective:
- not made explicit
Word Origin
- unsaid (adj.)
- Old English unsæd, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of say (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ongeseit, German ungesagt, Old Norse usagðr.
Example
- 1. And speaking of apologies that are better left unsaid , I may have recently offered one or two myself .
- 2. Both books are heavy with things unsaid .
- 3. I think some things are better left unsaid .
- 4. I guess I 'm just afraid of things going unsaid .
- 5. The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone .