unexpressed

adjective

un·​ex·​pressed ˌən-ik-ˈsprest How to pronounce unexpressed (audio)
: not expressed
an unexpressed gene
especially : not uttered in words : unspoken
unexpressed feelings/emotions
an unexpressed wish/desire
an unexpressed policy

Examples of unexpressed in a Sentence

they shared an unexpressed but nevertheless deep affection
Recent Examples on the Web All of the unexpressed love is what grief manifests. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024 Look each other in the eye to make sure neither of you walks away from this session with hard feelings or unexpressed frustrations. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024 Moreover, rather than curtailing production, Beijing should adopt proper supply-side reforms to unleash the unexpressed entrepreneurial potential of many aspiring producers, while selectively and gradually letting the least efficient SOEs go out of business. Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 29 June 2017 The latter strain, with its unexpressed wistfulness, gives the film thematic elements in common with Celine Song’s Past Lives. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023 Think of them as a compass that is pointing to an unexpressed desire. The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 July 2023 But after a few promising, if lopsided, exchanges, Julia takes that reserve as rejection, her profound disappointment with Vance fueled in part by her unexpressed anger at her husband. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023 Even the characters’ own thoughts go unexpressed. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2022 The idea has always been the same, which is to go inside the mind of someone and musicalize their unexpressed emotions — those doubts, fears and the huge surges of love all those feelings provide. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1561, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unexpressed was in 1561

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“Unexpressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexpressed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

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