Crossword answer · 5 letters
UNSEE
un-SEE · verb; informal
UNSEE
What does UNSEE mean in a crossword?
To erase or undo the memory of something seen, most often used negatively in the phrase “can’t unsee.”
UNSEE may be clued through removing an image from memory, wishing a sight could be forgotten, or reversing the act of seeing “so to speak.”
Why does UNSEE appear in crosswords?
The transparent UN- prefix makes the modern coinage inferable, and its five letters provide constructors a lively conversational entry.
Common clue patterns
- Erase a sight from memory, figuratively
- What one cannot do after seeing something
- Reverse seeing, so to speak
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
The verb describes a mental wish rather than literal vision; it does not mean becoming physically unable to see.