unspeak
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of unspeak
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In public life, totalitarianism has corrupted language by its tendency, as Steiner puts it, to "unspeak the actual past" while conjugating its verbs only in the "depersonalized present" and "Utopian future."
From Time Magazine Archive
Observers have said that the "unspeak able hardships" undergone by Senator Borah will place Mr. Hoover deeply in his debt.
From Time Magazine Archive
And it started a hope like a lightning-streak That I might go to him—say for a week - And afford you right To put me away, and your vows unspeak.
From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas
Spite of all that, I might refuse to unspeak my words, which I never did afore, if it had not been that I wronged the man.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
But it seethes with fathomless challenge, like the unspeaking sea.
From Economist ● May 17, 2018
The society she’s chosen is the unspeaking world.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 11, 2016
Two days before, Justice Minister Christiana Tah had sat unspeaking at a meeting with international donors.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2014
If Clint Eastwood is forever the unspeaking, vengeful cowboy, then Redford is a disillusioned, hopeful counterpoint.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2013
Wearing deep mourning, she would have laid on it, perhaps, a wreath of flowers, as other women did; and stood for a moment, head bowed, considering the unspeaking ground.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Still doth the evil thing unto thee seem sweeter of utt'rance; Leaving the thing which is good all unspoke, all unaccomplished.
From Verses and Translations by Calverley, Charles Stuart
God grant me faith to stand on guard, Uncheered, unspoke, alone, And see behind such duty hard My service to the throne.
From The Path to Home by Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert)
Is it but this,—a tardiness in nature Which often leaves the history unspoke That it intends to do?—My lord of Burgundy, What say you to the lady?
From King Lear by Shakespeare, William
“There are a lot of unspoken rules around professionalism that older generations carry from pre-COVID,” Boccardo said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
And with every request comes an unspoken plea for understanding, no matter how far into the land of make-believe they’re asking to be led.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
If machines cannot interpret the unspoken context behind human intentions, reliably aligning advanced AI systems with human goals may prove impossible.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
SEATTLE—Despite the American bravado heading into its home World Cup, there was always an unspoken fear that everything might suddenly go sideways for the U.S. national team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He accepted the silent conversation, agreeing to their unspoken terms.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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