Unwatch

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To undo the watching of something; to unsee. rare, transitive

    "I wish I could unwatch this nightmare so that I wouldn't have this baggage knocking around in my brain for the rest of my life. Never, for the love of God, watch this movie."

  2. 2
    To remove (a webpage) from one's watchlist. transitive

    "To unwatch a page, you can simply revisit the page; you'll notice the tab now says Unwatch. Click the tab again to remove the page."

Example

More examples

"I wish I could unwatch this nightmare so that I wouldn't have this baggage knocking around in my brain for the rest of my life. Never, for the love of God, watch this movie."

Etymology

From un- + watch.

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