unwelcome

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ənˈwɛlkəm/ See IPA manual

Freq #23233

Meanings

1

adj
not welcome

Unwelcome publicity.
2

adj
Not welcome.

This ſtraunge vnwelcome and vnhappie newes, Of theſe vnnaturall Rebels and vniust, That threaten wracke vnto this wretched Land, Aye me affrights my womans mazed minde, Burdens my heart, and interrupts my ſleepe, […].
3

verb
To treat as unwelcome.

Devils and angels stood side by side on one platform to unwelcome him.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not welcome unwelcomeunwishedunwished-for

Etymology

From Middle English unwelcome, unwelcum; equivalent to un- + welcome.

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Describing Qualities

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