unwelcome
/ n'welk m/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not wanted or not giving pleasure: Describes something or someone that is not received with pleasure or approval; something that is not desired or is unpleasant.
- Not welcome: Specifically refers to a person, event, or thing whose arrival or presence is not desired.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The news of the layoffs was unwelcome to the entire staff.
- He felt like an unwelcome guest at the party.
- The software update brought a series of unwelcome changes to the user interface.
Advanced Usage
- "unwelcome attention": Undesired or intrusive notice from others.
- The celebrity's legal troubles brought unwelcome attention from the media.
- "unwelcome intrusion": An interruption or interference that is not desired.
- The loud construction noise was an unwelcome intrusion during the meeting.
Variants and Related Words
- Unwelcoming (adj): Not friendly or receptive; having an inhospitable atmosphere.
- The dark, empty house had an unwelcoming feel.
- Unwelcomeness (n): The state or quality of being unwelcome. (This is a less common, formal noun form).
Synonyms
- Undesired: Not wanted or wished for.
- Uninvited: Not asked to come or participate.
- Unpleasant: Not enjoyable or agreeable.
Antonyms
- Welcome: Received gladly or with pleasure.
- Desired: Wanted or wished for.
- Pleasant: Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.
Related Phrases
- To wear out one's welcome: To stay somewhere as a guest so long that one is no longer welcome.
- After staying for two weeks, he began to wear out his welcome.
- To make someone feel unwelcome: To behave in a way that causes someone to feel they are not wanted.
- Their cold stares made her feel unwelcome.
Adjective
- not welcome
- unwelcome publicity
- not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
- unwelcome publicity
- unwelcome interruptions
- unwelcome visitors