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Meaning of what has been seen cannot be unseen | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Repulsive, disturbing, or horrific sights can never be erased from memory once they have been seen.

Examples

“At Dachau he was witness to real rather than abstract suffering; what has been seen cannot be unseen, nor can it be rationalized.”

“I went into Akira knowing it's considered amongst critics a landmark film for anime and the success of the genre in America, but I was also expecting the type of weirdness that has given anime an infamous reputation in pop culture. Don't know what I'm talking about? Google "hentai." …Actually, no, don't do that. Seriously. Don't fucking do that. What has been seen cannot be unseen.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

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