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How to pronounce unsay in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms swallow, take back, withdraw
Type of disown, renounce, repudiate

Examples of unsay

unsay
Perhaps more crucially, how would I know what he might decide to unsay?
From the latimes.com
A few minutes later, you realize you are in agony, wishing you could unsend the email or unsay your angry words.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
They all looked shocked at this, even Jake, and Roland felt a deep urge to tell Eddie he must take that back, must unsay it.
From the usatoday.com
I suppose I hope that I could entrust colleagues with this information and expect a sympathetic response, but it's not guaranteed and once it's out there I can't unsay it.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Swallow: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
  • Revocation is the act of recall or annulment. It is the reversal of an act, the recalling of a grant, or the making void of some deed previously existing.
  • To withdraw, retract (something said); To not have said (since this is physically impossible usually in the subjunctive, as I wish I could unsay)