1
a
: not perceived by the ear
Their cries for help were unheard.
b
: not given attention
The students' concerns went unheard[=were ignored] by the administration.
2
archaic
: unheard-of
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Their cries for help were unheard.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Interwoven throughout are previously unheard phone calls the couple taped to guard against FBI surveillance.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
The show’s journey culminates with the final nine episodes streaming today on Netflix, and serves as a milestone virtually unheard of in modern TV.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
One unusual feature of this event is its timing; sudden stratospheric warming events of this magnitude are almost unheard of in November, said meteorologist Judah Cohen, a research scientist at MIT.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Unheard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unheard. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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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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