unwelcome

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unwelcome

  • /ʌnˈwɛlkəm/

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

adjective unwelcomer · unwelcomest

  1. 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, […]

    Opposite: welcome

verb unwelcomes · unwelcoming · unwelcomed

  1. rare, transitive To treat as unwelcome. Devils and angels stood side by side on one platform to unwelcome him.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unwished-for, unwished, unwanted, uninvited, unasked, undesired, unpleasant, unhelpful, unintended, unsolicited, inconvenient, unpopular, inappropriate, inopportune, untimely, undesirable

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adj Translations

Españolembarazoso, inoportuno, molesto
हिन्दीअवांछित avāñchit
Françaismalvenu
Deutschunwillkommen
Ελληνικάανεπιθύμητος anepithýmitos

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"unwelcome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unwelcome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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unwelcome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unwelcome

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"unwelcome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unwelcome.

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@misc{unwelcome_2026,
  title = {unwelcome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unwelcome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}