unperson
noun
un·per·son
ˈən-ˈpər-sᵊn 
-ˌpər-
: an individual who usually for political or ideological reasons is removed completely from recognition or consideration
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In George Orwell’s novel 1984, an unperson is someone who has been expunged by the state, someone of whom all trace has been erased.
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Timothy Snyder, The New York Review of Books, 3 Sep. 2020
In 1984, George Orwell created the concept of the unperson, someone who had been executed and of whose existence all records were erased.
—Charles P. Pierce, SI.com, 1 Apr. 2018
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Timothy Snyder, The New York Review of Books, 3 Sep. 2020
In 1984, George Orwell created the concept of the unperson, someone who had been executed and of whose existence all records were erased.
—Charles P. Pierce, SI.com, 1 Apr. 2018
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“Unperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unperson. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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