Unwelcome

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To treat as unwelcome. rare, transitive

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

Adjective
  1. 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, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not welcome wordnet
  2. 2
    not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
uninvitedanathemabitterdisagreeabledislikabledispleasing

Example

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"Foreigners often feel unwelcome here."

Etymology

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

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