Enter the word for search

unseeing

/ʌnˈsiːɪŋ/

/ʌnˈsiɪŋ/

Translations

unseeingadjective

more unseeing

Comp.

most unseeing

Super.

/ʌnˈsiːɪŋ/

/ʌnˈsiɪŋ/

absentSe dit d’un regard ou d’une attitude qui ne remarque pas ce qui l’entoure.

She walked past him with an unseeing gaze, lost in her own thoughts.

Elle passa devant lui d’un regard absent, perdue dans ses pensées.

aveugleSens littéral : qui ne peut pas voir.

The unseeing man navigated the room with the help of his guide dog.

L’homme aveugle traversa la pièce avec l’aide de son chien-guide.

Synonyms

Antonyms

unseeinggerund / present participle

/ʌnˈsiːɪŋ/

/ʌnˈsiɪŋ/

Functions as a present-participle adjective derived from the verb "see" with the privative prefix "un-".

absentEmploi littéraire : sans percevoir consciemment, avec le regard perdu.

He marched forward, unseeing, as the crowd parted around him.

Il avança, absent, tandis que la foule s’écartait devant lui.

unseeverb

unseeing

Gerund

unseen

Past Simple

unseen

Past Participle

unseeing

Gerund

/ʌnˈsiː/

/ʌnˈsi/

effacer de sa mémoireFamilier ; s’emploie surtout pour dire qu’on voudrait faire disparaître le souvenir d’une image choquante ou gênante.

After watching the horror movie, she wished she could unsee the terrifying scenes.

Après avoir regardé le film d’horreur, elle aurait voulu effacer de sa mémoire les scènes terrifiantes.

fermer les yeux surFamilier ; au sens de faire semblant de ne pas avoir remarqué quelque chose.

He spotted the mistake in the report but chose to unsee it and submit the file anyway.

Il a repéré l’erreur dans le rapport, mais il a choisi de fermer les yeux sur et d’envoyer quand même le dossier.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions

unseeingadjective

Not noticing or perceiving something; oblivious.

She walked past him with an unseeing gaze, lost in her own thoughts.

Lacking the ability to see; blind.

The unseeing man navigated the room with the help of his guide dog.

unseeinggerund / present participle

Failing to see or notice; not consciously perceiving.

He marched forward, unseeing, as the crowd parted around him.

unseeverb

To erase or remove from one's memory or perception, typically something unpleasant or disturbing that has been seen.

After watching the horror movie, she wished she could unsee the terrifying scenes.

To deliberately ignore or pretend not to have noticed something that one has seen.

He spotted the mistake in the report but chose to unsee it and submit the file anyway.