unperson
/ˈʌnˌpɜrsən/
noun
- A person who is ignored, erased from public memory, or treated as if they do not exist, especially for political reasons.
- The historian uncovered evidence of an unperson whose contributions had been deliberately removed from official accounts.
- After the scandal, the former celebrity was made an unperson by the industry, never mentioned again.
- In the dystopian novel, anyone who disagreed with the government became an unperson, with all records of them destroyed.
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