Definition

Noun: A person who is not desired or accepted in a particular place or group; someone whose presence is considered undesirable or unpleasant.

Usage

This term is used to describe someone who is not accepted or wanted in a social situation, group, or location. It emphasizes the feeling of rejection or disapproval from others.

Examples

• The former employee, now considered an unwelcome person, was asked to leave the company premises.
• After causing a disturbance, he became an unwelcome person at the local library.
• Her critical and negative comments made her an unwelcome person at the cheerful family gathering.

Advanced Usage

• Formal/Diplomatic Context: In formal or diplomatic language, declaring someone (a Latin phrase meaning "an unwelcome person") is an official act of rejection, often requiring the person to leave a country.
  • The spy was declared persona non grata and given 48 hours to leave the nation.

Variants and Related Words

• Persona non grata (n.): A formal, often diplomatic, term for an unwelcome person.
• Outcast (n.): A person who has been rejected or ostracized by their society or group.
• Pariah (n.): An outcast; someone who is despised and avoided.

Synonyms

• Intruder
• Interloper
• Undesirable

Antonyms

• Welcome guest
• Honored guest
• VIP (Very Important Person)

Noun

1. a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome