Unrecognized
[ʌn'rekəgnaɪzd] or [ʌn'rɛkəg'naɪzd]
Definition
(adj.) not recognized; 'he was unrecognized in his disguise' .
(adj.) not having a secure reputation; 'short stories by unrecognized writers' .
Editor: Lorna--From WordNet
Examples
- A spirit that was once a man could hardly feel stranger or lonelier, going unrecognized among mankind, than I feel. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It became a question whether he had fallen among the unrecognized; but no broken ornament or stained trapping betrayed his fate. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The merit was too obvious to remain unrecognized. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- At odd dull times, nursery tales come up into the memory, unrecognized for what they are. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Editor: Lorna