Uninvited

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who was not invited. rare

    "The uninvited came to a Twilight concert! He was old and gray and blase and a cynic."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of uninvite form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not invited. not-comparable

    "But you, you're not allowed / You're uninvited / An unfortunate slight"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a person) not having been invited wordnet
  2. 2
    (of a thought or act) unwelcome or involuntary wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
unwantedunwelcomearbitraryautonomousdiscretionaldiscretionary

Example

More examples

"I felt as if I were an uninvited guest."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + invited.

Etymology 2

From uninvite.

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