un ‧ rec ‧ og ‧ nized BrE AmE ( also unrecognised British English ) /ʌnˈrekəɡnaɪzd, -ˈrekə-/ adjective
1 . not having received praise or respect for something good you have achieved:
one of the great unrecognized jazzmen of the 1930s
2 . not noticed or not thought to be important:
an illness that can go unrecognized for years
3 . an unrecognized group, meeting, agreement etc is not considered to be legal or acceptable by someone in authority
4 . doing something without people recognizing who you are:
He was able to walk down the street totally unrecognized.