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unheeded
/ ÊŒ²Ôˈ³ó¾±Ë»åɪ»å /
adjective
- noticed or heard but disregarded
Example Sentences
The Times’ contamination findings, including revelations of unheeded whistleblower reports, ultimately triggered 269 product recalls, a score of testing lab citations, suspensions or license revocations and a $3.2-million fine against one cannabis brand.
Details of both incidents come amid ongoing investigations into why red flags that the teenager was planning to kill went unheeded.
But sadly, unless we can propose workable solutions, we may find our calls unheeded.
I’ve been covering that inquiry since 2018, listening to hundreds, possibly thousands of hours of evidence about the layers of opportunities missed and warnings unheeded at every level.
Missed opportunities, unheeded warnings and the failure of a state to protect its citizens.
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What doesÌýunheeded mean?
Unheeded means disregarded or ignored, despite having been heard or noted.
An unheeded warning is one that was given and heard but ignored.
To heed something is to listen to it, pay careful attention to it, or otherwise observe or acknowledge it in some way—and often to take action on it.
To heed a warning is to listen to it and do what it says to do (or not do what it says not to do). To heed a request is honor it—to do what is requested. To heed calls for reform is to acknowledge them, and, sometimes, to actually follow through and make reforms.
Unheeded is often paired with the verb go, as in Don’t let her advice go unheeded or My requests have gone unheeded.Ìý
Example: I’m sure it will be one of my many unheeded requests—no one does what I ask them around here.
Where doesÌýunheeded come from?
The first records of the word unheeded come from the 1600s. The base word, heed, is first recorded from before 900. It comes from the Old English word ³óŧ»å²¹²Ô, which is related to the German ³óü³Ù±ð²Ô, meaning “to guard†or “to protect.†The prefix un- means “not.â€
Today, unheeded can sometimes sound old-fashioned, and terms like ignored and disregarded are more commonly used. However, unheeded is perhaps more likely than disregarded and ignored to appear before a noun, as in unheeded warnings. (You could say disregarded warnings, but you’d more likely say warnings that were disregarded.)
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How isÌýunheeded used in real life?
Unheeded is especially used in the context of warnings, advice, requests, and calls for some kind of action that were ignored.
And lack of lifeboats. Unheeded warnings and lack of preparation. Hubris and history repeat.
— Craig Sherman @ðŸ 🌊🌊🌊 (@craigpsherman)
A majority of state legislatures across the country are considering strengthening sexual harassment policies that have gone unheeded or unchanged for years.
— The Christian Science Monitor (@csmonitor)
To date, our calls for independent investigations have gone unheeded. Perpetrators cannot be investigators, judges & juries.
— MSF International (@MSF)
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Try usingÌýunheeded!
Which of the following terms is NOT a synonym of unheeded?
A. disregarded
B. ignored
C. dismissed
D. followed
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