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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unwelcomeadjective

    not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure

    "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors"

  2. unwelcome, unwished, unwished-foradjective

    not welcome

    "unwelcome publicity"

Wiktionary

  1. unwelcomeadjective

    Not welcome.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unwelcomeadjective

    Not pleasing; not grateful; not well received.

    Such welcome and unwelcome things at once,
    ’Tis hard to reconcile. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    Soon as th’ unwelcome news
    From earth arriv’d at heaven-gate, displeas’d
    All were who heard. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.

    Though he that brings unwelcome news
    Has but a losing office, yet he that shews
    Your danger first, and then your way to safety,
    May heal that wound he made. John Denham, Sophy.

    Forc’d from her presence, and condemn’d to live;
    Unwelcome freedom, and unthank’d reprieve. Dryden.

    From the very first instances of perception, some things are grateful, and others unwelcome to them; some things that they incline to, and others that they fly. John Locke.

    Such hasty nights as these, would give very unwelcome interruptions to our labours. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

Wikipedia

  1. Unwelcome

    Unwelcome is the fifth studio album by the American death metal band Arsis. It was released on April 30, 2013 through Nuclear Blast Records. This is the first full-length album to feature Shawn Priest on drums and Brandon Ellis on guitar. The second track is taken from their 2012 EP, Lepers Caress. This album was produced by Mark Lewis.

ChatGPT

  1. unwelcome

    Unwelcome is an adjective that describes something or someone that is not wanted, accepted, appreciated, or appreciated in a particular situation or environment. It refers to anything that is not invited, received with displeasure or not approved.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unwelcome

    un-wel′kum, adj. not welcome, causing grief.—v.t. to treat as unwelcome.—adv. Unwel′comely.—n. Unwel′comeness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unwelcome in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unwelcome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of unwelcome in a Sentence

  1. Sheena Dabholkar:

    The stories are there so people can be safe, people worldwide have issues with boundaries and consent. Even recognizing discomfort in people and unwelcome behavior. I want to create an understanding of what people find acceptable and to create a conversation.

  2. Swarthmore President Valerie Smith:

    We have heard heartbreaking stories from students who feel unwelcome to the point of wanting to transfer out of our community. Those stories have come from across the spectrum of our student body -- from student protesters to Delta Upsilon, stories such as these reflect our failure to realize the values we so often espouse.

  3. Le Drian:

    This initiative is unwelcome. It shows a sort of irritation, it is always dangerous to flirt with the red lines, but the initiative taken ... remains totally within the framework of the Vienna (nuclear) deal.

  4. Philip Hammond:

    The tax demand made to Cairn was very unwelcome.

  5. Le Maire:

    We want to carry out a careful control of this 5G deployment ... without designating an operator as unwelcome in France.

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