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单词 unhappen
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Definition of unhappen in English:

unhappen

verbʌnˈhap(ə)nˌənˈhapən
[no object]
  • 1(of an occurrence) become as though never having happened; be reversed.

    things had happened that could never unhappen
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But her blissful countenance made every bad thing unhappen.
    • The truth of the proposition is based on the fact that there has been a case of my going to Athens, and - whatever happens from now on - this cannot unhappen.
    • To paraphrase P.J. O'Rourke, unapproved interactions unhappen in Pyongyang.
    1. 1.1with object Cause (something) not to have happened.
      you can't unhappen it just by saying we won't speak of it again
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I went to see a lovely Irish padre, who said: ‘If you can't unhappen it, don't worry about it.’
 
 

Definition of unhappen in US English:

unhappen

verbˌənˈhapən
[no object]
  • 1(of an occurrence) become as though never having happened; be reversed.

    things had happened that could never unhappen
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To paraphrase P.J. O'Rourke, unapproved interactions unhappen in Pyongyang.
    • The truth of the proposition is based on the fact that there has been a case of my going to Athens, and - whatever happens from now on - this cannot unhappen.
    • But her blissful countenance made every bad thing unhappen.
    1. 1.1with object Cause (something) not to have happened.
      you can't unhappen it just by saying we won't speak of it again
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I went to see a lovely Irish padre, who said: ‘If you can't unhappen it, don't worry about it.’
 
 
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