unexpress

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verb

Hypothetically, to undo the expressing of.

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Meanings

verbunexpress (third-person singular simple present unexpresses, present participle unexpressing, simple past and past participle unexpressed)

present singular third person unexpresses · participle present unexpressing · participle past unexpressed · past unexpressed

  1. raretransitiveHypothetically, to undo the expressing of.

    For Barthes, the task of the novelist is to unexpress what has already been expressed, to deliberately play havoc with what is undeniably — and therefore frustratingly — true.

    1978, Alexander Welsh, editor, Narrative Endings, page 95
adjectiveunexpress (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot expressly stated.

    […] there is an unexpress but perfectly clear understanding to this effect between themselves and their supporters.

    1890, The Fortnightly, page 642

Origin

From un- + express.

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APA

unexpress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexpress

MLA

“unexpress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexpress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unexpress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexpress.

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