Unwelcome

  • 1unwelcome — index invidious, unacceptable, undesirable, unsatisfactory, unsolicited Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2unwelcome — early 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + WELCOME (Cf. welcome). Cf. M.Du. onwillecome, Ger. unwillkommen …

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  • 3unwelcome — [adj] not wanted, desired blackballed*, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, exceptionable, excess baggage*, excluded, illfavored, inadmissible, left out in cold*, lousy, not in the picture*, objectionable, obnoxious, rejected, repellent, shut …

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  • 4unwelcome — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not welcome …

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  • 5unwelcome — [spelling only] …

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  • 6unwelcome — [[t]ʌnwe̱lkəm[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED An unwelcome experience is one that you do not like and did not want. The media has brought more unwelcome attention to the Royal Family... A colleague made unwelcome sexual advances towards her. Syn: unwanted 2)… …

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  • 7unwelcome — un|wel|come [ʌnˈwelkəm] adj 1.) something that is unwelcome is not wanted, especially because it might cause embarrassment or problems ▪ unwelcome publicity ▪ unwelcome news 2.) unwelcome guests, visitors etc are people who you do not want in… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8unwelcome — un|wel|come [ ʌn welkəm ] adjective 1. ) unpleasant or annoying: We now faced the unwelcome prospect of a three hour trip home. 2. ) an unwelcome guest or visitor is someone who you do not want to spend time with make someone feel unwelcome to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9unwelcome — adjective 1 something that is unwelcome is not wanted, especially because it might cause embarrassment or problems: unwelcome publicity 2 unwelcome guests, visitors etc are people that you do not want in your home …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10unwelcome — UK [ʌnˈwelkəm] / US adjective 1) unpleasant, or annoying We now faced the unwelcome prospect of a three hour journey home. 2) an unwelcome guest or visitor is someone who you do not want to spend time with • make someone feel unwelcome …

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