Forgotten

//fəˈɡɒt.n̩// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person or thing that has been forgotten.

    "Luckily for these unfortunate forgottens, New Year is approaching, a time when, despite the intuitions of the calendar, our thoughts often turn to the past."

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of forget form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.
Adjective
  1. 1
    not noticed inadvertently wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
disregardedabsolvedacquittedagoancientantiquated

Example

More examples

"The danger past and God forgotten."

Etymology

Morphologically forgot + -en.

Related phrases

half-forgotten

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