unheeded

adjective

un·​heed·​ed ˌən-ˈhē-dəd How to pronounce unheeded (audio)
: not attended or listened to : not heeded
unheeded warnings

Examples of unheeded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The villagers made appeal after appeal to the Israeli police and to the ever-present Israeli military, but their calls for protection went largely unheeded, and the attacks continued with no consequences. Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024 Also unheeded was an injunction from the International Court of Justice, the U.N.'s highest court, requiring Israel to take steps to better protect civilian life in Gaza. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unheeded 

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unheeded was in 1611

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“Unheeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unheeded. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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