1
a
: not perceived by the ear
b
: not given a hearing
2
archaic
: unheard-of
Examples of unheard in a Sentence
Their cries for help were unheard.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
Decisions impacting our community's future landscape are made swiftly, leaving residents feeling unheard.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
The way the scene is treated—as any other regular, heart-to-heart conversation and not a Very Special Episode—would have been unheard of on TV years ago.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 3 July 2024
Although not quite record-setting for the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, this kind of intensification is absolutely unheard of for June or July.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
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“Unheard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unheard. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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unheard
adjective
un·heard
ˌən-ˈhərd 
1
: not heard by the ear
2
: not given a hearing
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