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   Un·wel·come

   /ˌənˈwelkəm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a guest or new arrival) not gladly received: "guards kept out unwelcome visitors" Similar unwanteduninvitedunbiddenunaskedunrequestedunsolicitedde tropOpposite welcome
   • ▪ not much needed or desired: "unwelcome attentions from men" Similar undesirableundesiredunpopularunfortunateunluckytoo baddisappointingupsettingdistressingunpleasantdisagreeabledispleasingunpalatabledistastefulregrettabledeplorablelamentablereprehensibleblameworthyill-advisedOpposite welcomedesirable

   Derivatives

   • 1. unwelcomely adverb
   • 2. unwelcomeness noun

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   Unwelcome means not wanted or welcome, and can be used to describe news, guests, or other things. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for unwelcome.

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   What does unwelcome mean?

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   What makes a person unwelcome?

   • People are sometimes unwelcome, like your boring cousin who shows up unexpectedly for a long visit at the worst time. Things can also be unwelcome, like bad news or heckling from the audience during your stand-up comedy routine. Anything you don't wish for and don't appreciate can be described as unwelcome.

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   What is an unwelcome guest?

   • An unwelcome guest is one you didn't invite and you're not particularly happy to see. People are sometimes unwelcome, like your boring cousin who shows up unexpectedly for a long visit at the worst time. Things can also be unwelcome, like bad news or heckling from the audience during your stand-up comedy routine.

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   What is considered unwelcome in a stand-up comedy?

   • Things can also be unwelcome, like bad news or heckling from the audience during your stand-up comedy routine. Anything you don't wish for and don't appreciate can be described as unwelcome. Welcome has its roots in the Old English wilcuma, a friendly greeting and earlier "a welcome guest," from willa, "pleasure or choice," and cuma, "guest."

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   Unwelcome means not wanted or desirable. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in other languages.

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   unwelcome: 1 adj not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure “ unwelcome publicity” “ unwelcome interruptions” “ unwelcome visitors” Synonyms: unwanted not wanted; not needed uninvited unwelcome and unwanted Antonyms: welcome giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted wanted desired or wished for ...

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   Unwelcome means not wanted or desirable. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in various languages.

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   Unwelcome definition: (of persons) not welcome. See examples of UNWELCOME used in a sentence.

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   Unwelcome means not wanted or not welcome. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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