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unthought

unthought noun: that which has not been (yet) thought; that which has yet to enter into the mind; a non-existent thought. Also the simple past and past participle of unthink.

Noun

unthought (plural unthoughts)

  1. That which has not been (yet) thought; that which has yet to enter into the mind; a non-existent thought.
    • But without his knowing, they interfere with his research and at the very least call on him to put the results in perspective. This is what we call the “unthoughts” of scientific work.2011, Jean-Bernard Ouédraogo, Carlos Cardoso, Readings in Methodology
    • There is no tapping into some stream of desire yet to be revealed. Desire through cinemasochism resonates again with traditional masochism in the vertigo of being faced with an unthought that cannot be thought and a desire that cannot know itself […]2012, Ms Patricia MacCormack, Cinesexuality

Adjective

unthought (not comparable)

  1. Not having been thought.
    • For Bion it is not thinking which produces thoughts but unthought thoughts which require an apparatus for thinking them.1995, Jane Ellwood, Psychosis: Understanding and Treatment, page 78

Also used as

unthought is also the simple past and past participle of unthink.

Forms of unthought

pluralunthoughts

Origin of unthought

From un- + thought. Compare Old English unþanc (“disfavour, displeasure, anger, ill-will”).

Questions about unthought

What does unthought mean?
Unthought means that which has not been (yet) thought; that which has yet to enter into the mind; a non-existent thought.
What part of speech is unthought?
Unthought can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of unthought?
The plural of unthought is unthoughts.

Words near unthought in the dictionary

  1. unthonged
  2. unthorny
  3. unthorough
  4. unthoroughly
  5. unthoroughness
  6. unthought
  7. unthought-of
  8. unthoughted
  9. unthoughtedly
  10. unthoughtful
  11. unthoughtfully

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