unwelcome
/ʌnˈwɛlkəm/
unwelcome adjective: not welcome.
Adjective
unwelcome (comparative unwelcomer, superlative unwelcomest)
- 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,
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- Antonyms:
- welcome
- This ſtraunge vnwelcome and vnhappie newes,
Verb
unwelcome (third-person singular simple present unwelcomes, present participle unwelcoming, simple past and past participle unwelcomed)
- To treat as unwelcome.
- Devils and angels stood side by side on one platform to unwelcome him.1992, Selections from National Press, page 92
- 'You could've said so if you're unwelcoming us. We could've just leave^([sic])!' I ranted and walked back into the room, away from the balcony.2013, Amber Lim, Different Worlds, page 303
unwelcome meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
unwelcome in Hindi
- Translations
- अवांछित avāñchit
unwelcome in Tamil
- வரவேற்கப்படாத, விரும்பப்படாத
unwelcome in Bengali
- unwelcome, a guest who is not welcome cordially
- অকৃতাদর okritador
unwelcome in Malayalam
- unwanted, un-invited
- സ്വാഗതം ചെയ്യപ്പെടാത്ത, വേണ്ടാത്ത, കെട്ടിക്കേറിവന്ന, ക്ഷണിക്കാതെ വന്ന, ആവശ്യമില്ലാത്ത, ക്ഷണിക്കപ്പെടാത്ത
- unpopular, undesirable, undesired
- സ്വാഗതാർഹമല്ലാത്ത, അനഭിലഷണീയം, അനാശാസ്യ, അനഭികാമ്യം, ജനപ്രിയമല്ലാത്ത, നിഷ്പ്രചാര
More languagesFewer languages
- unwelcome in Kannada
- ಅಪ್ರಿಯ, ಅಶುಭ, ಅನಾಹೂತ, ಬೇಡವಾದ
Examples of unwelcome in a sentence
- The lettering on the sign made it clear that intruders were unwelcome.
- The townspeople were unwelcoming, making little effort to make the newcomer feel welcome.
- She viewed sales calls as an unwelcome intrusion.
Antonyms of unwelcome
Forms of unwelcome
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | unwelcomer |
| superlative | unwelcomest |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | unwelcomes |
| present participle | unwelcoming |
| past participle | unwelcomed |
| past | unwelcomed |
Origin of unwelcome
From Middle English unwelcome, unwelcum; equivalent to un- + welcome.
Words formed from unwelcome
Questions about unwelcome
- What does unwelcome mean?
- Unwelcome means not welcome.
- What is unwelcome in Hindi?
- Unwelcome in Hindi is अवांछित (avāñchit). See Unwelcome meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is unwelcome?
- Unwelcome can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce unwelcome?
- Unwelcome is pronounced /ʌnˈwɛlkəm/.
Words near unwelcome in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unwelcome (page history and authors); unwelcome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অকৃতাদর (Bengali) (page history and authors); unwelcome (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); unwelcome (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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