unheard
un|heard /'ʌnh'ɜːrd/
1 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ, ADJ after v, also ADJ n
If you say that a person or their words go unheard, you are expressing criticism because someone refuses to pay attention to what is said or take it into consideration. (WRITTEN)
His impassioned pleas went unheard...
2 [ADJ]
If you describe spoken comments or pieces of music as unheard, you mean that most people are not familiar with them because they have not been expressed or performed in public.
...a country where social criticism was largely unheard until this year.
3 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
If someone's words or cries go unheard, nobody can hear them, or a particular person cannot hear them. (WRITTEN)
Martin's weak cries for help went unheard until 6.40pm yesterday.un|heard of
1 [ADJ] v-link ADJ
You can say that an event or situation is unheard of when it never happens.
Meals are taken communally with other guests in the dining-room. Private bathrooms and toilets are unheard of...
It's almost unheard of in France for a top politician not to come from the social elite.
2 [ADJ]
You can say that an event or situation is unheard of when it happens for the first time and is very surprising or shocking.
Mom announced that she was going to visit her family for a couple of weeks, which was absolutely unheard of.
1 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ, ADJ after v, also ADJ n
If you say that a person or their words go unheard, you are expressing criticism because someone refuses to pay attention to what is said or take it into consideration. (WRITTEN)
His impassioned pleas went unheard...
2 [ADJ]
If you describe spoken comments or pieces of music as unheard, you mean that most people are not familiar with them because they have not been expressed or performed in public.
...a country where social criticism was largely unheard until this year.
3 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
If someone's words or cries go unheard, nobody can hear them, or a particular person cannot hear them. (WRITTEN)
Martin's weak cries for help went unheard until 6.40pm yesterday.un|heard of
1 [ADJ] v-link ADJ
You can say that an event or situation is unheard of when it never happens.
Meals are taken communally with other guests in the dining-room. Private bathrooms and toilets are unheard of...
It's almost unheard of in France for a top politician not to come from the social elite.
2 [ADJ]
You can say that an event or situation is unheard of when it happens for the first time and is very surprising or shocking.
Mom announced that she was going to visit her family for a couple of weeks, which was absolutely unheard of.