Unrecollected: meaning, definitions and examples

This word implies that something is not remembered, often because it was not stored well in memory or was too insignificant to recall.

• The details of the dream were unrecollected by the morning

Typically used in poetic or formal contexts to mean that something or someone is not remembered by anyone, often suggesting that it has faded from both personal and collective memory.

• The old hero's deeds went unremembered over time
• Her childhood village has become an unremembered part of her past

Commonly used to describe something that was once known or remembered but is now lost from memory; can refer to both trivial or significant events or items.

• He had forgotten his keys at home
• The war story was forgotten by the younger generation

This term indicates that something was intentionally ignored or given no attention.

• The warning was disregarded, leading to the accident