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unheard-of

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Previously unknown; unprecedented.

Equivalents

13 more languages
Danskuerhørtuhørt
Suomiennenkuulumaton
日本語破天荒
Latinainauditus
Македонскинечуен
Polskiniesłychany
Portuguêssem precedentes
Românănemaiauzitnemaipomenit
Русскийнеслы́ханный
Svenskaoerhörd
Türkçeduyulmadık
Українськанечуваний
Tiếng Việtmới lạ

Examples

“He was […] none of your unconscionable blades, requiring impossible chops, and taking unheard-of pickles for granted.”
“Starvation in the uplands was not an unheard-of thing; […]”
“Prohibition produced the immense and previously unheard-of wealth that launched truly organized crime in America.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

unhearing unhearted unheartened unheartening unheartfelt unheartsome

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