unheardun‧heard /ˌʌnˈhɜːd $ -ɜːrd/ adjective - Sadly, our voice went unheard at the time.
- The proposals went largely unheard because we remained on a semi-war footing throughout the Cold War.
► went unheard Her cries for help went unheard. ADVERB► almost· The vacation hardship allowance was almost unheard of and was not being demanded.· I've never been in a fire in a theatre before - thankfully they're almost unheard of.
► previously· The new engine will produce a power output previously unheard of for a Harley.· Tail-less rabbits are previously unheard of, and the reasons for their sudden evolution are unknown.· There are other workers in the field to ask new questions of old material, to listen to voices previously unheard.· When new computer sounds were made, the dolphin could immediately and with great accuracy copy the previously unheard sounds.
► virtually· The council had no legal obligation to buy back the property and previous repurchases were virtually unheard of.· Unlike necrotizing fasciitis, the toxic shock caused by strep infection was virtually unheard of 10 years ago.· Not bad for a man who 10 years ago was virtually unheard of.· For some one like Giscard to insist that the franc is overvalued is virtually unheard of.· The kinds of pathologies that beset the inner-city poor today were virtually unheard of in Brownsville or East New York.
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