"unhappen" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unhappens [present, singular, third-person], unhappening [participle, present], unhappened [participle, past], unhappened [past]
Rhymes: -æpən Etymology: un- + happen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|happen}} un- + happen Head templates: {{en-verb}} unhappen (third-person singular simple present unhappens, present participle unhappening, simple past and past participle unhappened)
  1. (intransitive) To cease to have happened; to undo itself. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-unhappen-en-verb-rZ4ocQr1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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