unsay

Verb

Verb Forms: unsaid, unsaying, unsays

To retract or withdraw something previously said.
take back what one has said
To withdraw, retract (something said).
To cause something not to have been said; to make it so that one never said something (since this is physically impossible, usually in the subjunctive).

Examples

He wished he could unsay his taunt after his opponent played a seven-letter word.
I wish I could unsay that.
There are some things I'd like to unsay... to my boss... right before he decided to fire me.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English unseyen, unseien, from Old English onseċġan (“to deny, renounce”), from Proto-West Germanic *andasaggjan (“to unsay, renounce, deny”), equivalent to un- + say. Cognate with Dutch ontzeggen (“to deny”), German entsagen (“to renounce, abjure”).

Synonyms

swallow, take back, withdraw, retract, unspeak

Scrabble Score: 8

unsay: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unsay: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unsay: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

unsay: valid Words With Friends Word