unimagine means to dismiss from the imagination; to make as though never imagined. It carries an Arena rating of 1603, earned across 49 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unimagine ranks #418 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #1,503 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #2,654 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #3,515 of 17,131 for Scariest Words.
unimagine is pronounced /ʌn.ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/.
Why “unimagine” is a great word
UNIMAGINE — [Verb] To actively dismiss something from the imagination or to make it as though it was never conceived. From the English prefix un- (expressing reversal or deprivation) + the verb imagine (from Latin imaginari, "to picture oneself, form a mental image"). Unlike "forget," a passive lapse of memory, or "disregard," a conscious ignoring of the extant, to unimagine is a deliberate, often violent, revocation of a thought's creation. It is the scorching out of a future too vividly planned, the desperate attempt to unhear the cruel remark that hangs in the air, the dissolution of the vivid architecture of a lost lover's apartment—a futile archaeology of the mind, digging only to bury what it has already unearthed.
Etymology
From un- + imagine.
verb
- To dismiss from the imagination; to make as though never imagined.
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