unspeak

un·speak

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-speek]
- /ʌnˈspik/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-speek]
- /ʌnˈspik/

Definitions of unspeak word

verb with object unspeak to recant; unsay. 1
verb transitive unspeak to unsay, or retract 0
verb unspeak (rare) To retract what one has spoken, to unsay. 0

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Origin of unspeak

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605; un-2 + speak

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Parts of speech for Unspeak

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unspeak

unspeak popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unspeak usage trend in Literature

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