Unwelcome
adj, verb
adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To treat as unwelcome. rare, transitive
"Devils and angels stood side by side on one platform to unwelcome him."
Adjective
- 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 not welcome wordnet
- 2 not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure wordnet
Example
More examples"Foreigners often feel unwelcome here."
Etymology
From Middle English unwelcome, unwelcum; equivalent to un- + welcome.