👉 Unmellowed is a term used in the field of linguistics and psychology to describe a linguistic phenomenon where words or phrases are perceived as sounding more like their base form, rather than being pronounced exactly as they are. This can be due to changes in stress or accent, or simply because the speaker's voice or intonation may affect how those words sound. For example, consider the word "mellowed." If someone were to say it out loud, they might pronounce it like this: