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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

ungehört

Native Script:Ungehört

Pronunciation / Transliteration: un-ge-hørt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unheard/ʌnˈhɜːrd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ihre Bitten blieben ungehört."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not heard or not perceived by the ear.

    "Her quiet plea remained unheard above the din of the bustling city street."
  2. 2

    Not granted a hearing or an opportunity to express one's views.

    "The committee left many critical community concerns unheard during the brief session."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'un-' (meaning not) combined with 'gehīered', the past participle of 'hīeran' (to hear). Over centuries, the prefix adapted to fit modern Germanic morphological patterns, denoting an absence of auditory perception or attention.

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