unhear

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ hear.

Verb

unhear (third-person singular simple present unhears, present participle unhearing, simple past and past participle unheard)

  1. (transitive) To reverse the process of hearing, so that (a sound, etc.) was never heard.
    Coordinate term: unsee
    I wish I could unhear that terrible song!
  2. (transitive, figurative) To forget a sound.
    They could never unhear what they heard that night.
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