Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

what has been seen cannot be unseen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: what has been seen -can-not be un-seen
IPA

44

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Repulsive, disturbing, or horrific sights can never be erased from memory once they have been seen.

Example Sentences

"At Dachau he was witness to real rather than abstract suffering; what has been seen cannot be unseen, nor can it be rationalized."
"I went into Akira knowing it's considered amongst critics a landmark film for anime and the success of the genre in America, but I was also expecting the type of weirdness that has given anime an infamous reputation in pop culture. Don't know what I'm talking about? Google "hentai." …Actually, no, don't do that. Seriously. Don't fucking do that. What has been seen cannot be unseen."

Inflected Forms

that which has been seen cannot be unseen (alternative)

Phrases

brain bleach

Frequently Paired Words

brain bleach NSFL

Questions

What does what has been seen cannot be unseen mean?: Repulsive, disturbing, or horrific sights can never be erased from memory once they have been seen.

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