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unacknowledgednot recognized or given credit; not admitted or accepted

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not recognized or given credit; not admitted or accepted

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌʌnɪkˈnɑːlɪdʒd/

Korean meaning: 인정받지 못한, 승인되지 않은

Korean pronunciation: 언-익-날-리지드 (강세: 날)

Example Sentences

  • The student's brilliant idea went unacknowledged during the group presentation.
  • My mom's unacknowledged superpower is finding lost socks in impossible places.
  • The unacknowledged rule at our school is that nobody sits in the principal's favorite cafeteria seat.

unacknowledged

ADJECTIVE

//ˌʌnɪkˈnɑːlɪdʒd//

not recognized or given credit; not admitted or accepted

unacknowledged concept
💡 Concept

Credit not given or recognized

unacknowledged rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Unacknowledged genius leaves hearts damaged

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌʌnɪkˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌʌnækˈnɒlɪdʒd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootacknowledge
Suffix--ed

Origin

acknowledge(인정하다)에 부정 접두사 un-이 붙어서 만들어진 단어입니다. acknowledge는 중세 영어 'aknowen'에서 왔으며, 이는 '알아보다, 인정하다'를 의미했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

acknowledgedprivilegeddamaged
acknowledged
privileged
damaged

🔗Collocations

unacknowledged debt
unacknowledged contribution
unacknowledged talent
remain unacknowledged
unacknowledged work
unacknowledged leader
unacknowledged source

📝Examples

The student's brilliant idea went unacknowledged during the group presentation.

😄 Fun example

My mom's unacknowledged superpower is finding lost socks in impossible places.

😄 Fun example

The unacknowledged rule at our school is that nobody sits in the principal's favorite cafeteria seat.

Her years of hard work remained unacknowledged by her colleagues.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

unrecognizedignoredoverlookedunnoticeduncredited

Antonyms

acknowledgedrecognizedcredited

Related

appreciaterecognizeignoreoverlook

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