Recall your words
Unspeak is to retract or take back something previously said, as if the words could be unsaid.
The term often carries an ironic or wistful tone, acknowledging the impossibility of truly erasing spoken words: I wish I could unspeak what I said in anger.
It appears in fantasy and science fiction contexts where characters literally reverse speech acts through magic or time manipulation.
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Recall your words
Unspeak is to retract or take back something previously said, as if the words could be unsaid.
The term often carries an ironic or wistful tone, acknowledging the impossibility of truly erasing spoken words: I wish I could unspeak what I said in anger.
It appears in fantasy and science fiction contexts where characters literally reverse speech acts through magic or time manipulation.
1. retract — withdraw, Remove or pull away; recant (Formally withdraw a statement); take back (Withdraw previous words); unsay (Retract a statement); backpedal · walk back · reverse · retract · revoke · rescind · disavow · renounce · repudiate · disown
speech actionunspeak ≠ speak Produce words aloud; say · utter · voice · articulate · pronounce
verbal existence/permanenceunspeak ≠ affirm Declare to be true; confirm · reiterate · stand by · double down · reaffirm
the unspeakable
unspeakable, unspeaking, unspeakably
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/unspeak