unrecognized

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If something is unrecognized, people do not know what it is, especially because they have not seen, heard, or experienced it before:

go unrecognized The illness often goes unrecognised and untreated.

If someone is unrecognized, people do not realize who they are even though they may have seen them before:

She sat unrecognised in the crowded cafeteria.

not generally accepted as legal, true, or important, and if someone's achievements are unrecognized, they are not shown official approval:

It is a minority political party that is unrecognised by the authorities.

go unrecognized Their work goes largely unrecognized.

(of someone's achievements) not shown official approval:

His contributions as a political reformer still remain largely unrecognised.