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unwelcome

(ʌnwelkəm)
1. adjective
An unwelcome experience is one that you do not like and did not want.
The media has brought more unwelcome attention to the Royal Family.
A colleague made unwelcome sexual advances towards her.
2. adjective
If you say that a visitor is unwelcome, you mean that you did not want them to come.
...an unwelcome guest.
She was, quite deliberately, making him feel unwelcome.
Synonyms: unwanted, unpopular, undesirable, rejected More Synonyms of unwelcome
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unwelcome in British English

(ʌnˈwɛlkəm)
adjective
1. 
(of a person) not welcome
2. 
causing dissatisfaction or displeasure
Derived forms
unwelcomely (unˈwelcomely)
adverb
unwelcomeness (unˈwelcomeness)
noun

Examples of 'unwelcome' in a sentence
unwelcome

Until now, no Western airline has been prepared to risk offending parents by making them feel unwelcome on board.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Why did she feel unwelcome in trendy shops?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She packs her bags when a new manager makes unwelcome advances towards her.
The Sun (2007)
Success has brought in its wake some unwelcome attention.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This news is particularly unwelcome as the footpath network is already in some trouble.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She follows her around and makes me feel unwelcome.
The Sun (2009)
But they could be about to make an unwelcome reappearance.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This can seem harsh advice to heap on the unwelcome news of heart disease.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
Hotels employ them especially to make one feel small and unwelcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And being asked to work longer before retiring is unwelcome news for many.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You can therefore end the licence of your unwelcome guest by giving him a reasonable time to go.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In politics it is the only way to reconcile people with unwelcome news or the limits of the possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The deficits became a permanent, unwelcome guest at the table.
Chancellor, John Peril and Promise: A Commentary on America (1990)
Perhaps they feared that the impact of the 2 million reward would draw some unwelcome attention.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It's an unwelcome interlude and makes the film about half an hour too long.
The Sun (2015)
No doubt, some of the attention was unwelcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You must on no account make your daughter's old friend feel unwelcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
If you refer to men as husbands and women as wives, single adults feel unwelcome.
Christianity Today (2000)
Such is his erudite, adversarial nature that any big winner has the coincidental benefit of focusing attention on unwelcome issues.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He was an unwelcome guest.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Some kitchen appliances make unwelcome gifts; this isn't one of them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But by the time he arrived the unwelcome guest had fled, leaving behind a white plastic sheet and a pile of cardboard he slept on.
The Sun (2010)
It consists of a basement, gun deck and large observation area, giving you ample time to heat up the boiling oil after spying unwelcome visitors.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

In other languages
unwelcome

British English: unwelcome ADJECTIVE
An unwelcome experience is one that you do not like and did not want.
The media has brought more unwelcome attention to the family.
  • American English: unwelcome
  • Brazilian Portuguese: inoportuno
  • Chinese: 不喜欢的
  • European Spanish: inoportuno
  • French: importun
  • German: unwillkommen
  • Italian: non gradito
  • Japanese: 歓迎されない
  • Korean: 달갑지 않은
  • European Portuguese: inoportuno
  • Latin American Spanish: inoportuno

Chinese translation of 'unwelcome'

unwelcome

(ʌnˈwɛlkəm)

adj

  1. [guest] 不受欢(歡)迎的 (bù shòu huānyíng de)
  2. [news] 讨(討)厌(厭)的 (tǎoyàn de)
    to feel unwelcome 感到不受欢(歡)迎 (gǎndào bù shòu huānyíng)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
unpleasant and unwanted
This report will come as unwelcome news to the government.
Synonyms
disagreeable
a disagreeable odour
unpleasant
They tolerated what they felt was an unpleasant situation.
undesirable
A large group of undesirable strangers crashed her party.
distasteful
an extremely unpleasant and distasteful experience
displeasing
thankless
Opposites
pleasing
,
acceptable
,
agreeable
,
pleasant
,
desirable
,
wanted
,
welcome
,
popular
2 (adjective) 
Definition
unpleasant and unwanted
She was deliberately making him feel unwelcome.
Synonyms
unwanted
The city plan would promote unwanted development in the suburbs.
unpopular
I was unpopular in high school.
undesirable
rejected
excluded
unacceptable
His rude behaviour was unacceptable.
uninvited
He came uninvited to one of Stein's parties.
unwished for
Opposites
wanted
,
welcome
,
popular

Additional synonyms

in the sense of distasteful
Definition
unpleasant or offensive
an extremely unpleasant and distasteful experience
Synonyms
unpleasant,
offensive,
obscene,
undesirable,
unsavoury,
obnoxious,
unpalatable,
displeasing,
repulsive,
objectionable,
disagreeable,
repugnant,
loathsome,
abhorrent,
nauseous,
uninviting
in the sense of unacceptable
Definition
too bad to be accepted
His rude behaviour was unacceptable.
Synonyms
intolerable,
unsatisfactory,
unreasonable,
off (British, informal),
bad,
poor,
terrible (informal),
offensive,
not on (informal),
unpleasant,
inappropriate,
unwelcome,
unsuitable,
disgraceful,
undesirable,
improper,
distasteful,
out of order (informal),
obnoxious,
deplorable,
displeasing,
unseemly,
objectionable,
disagreeable,
a bit much (informal),
beyond the pale,
inadmissible,
insufferable,
a bit off (British, informal),
insupportable,
impermissible,
a bit thick (British, informal)
in the sense of undesirable
Definition
not desirable or pleasant
A large group of undesirable strangers crashed her party.
Synonyms
unwanted,
unwelcome,
disagreeable,
objectionable,
offensive,
disliked,
unacceptable,
dreaded,
unpopular,
unsuitable,
out of place,
unattractive,
distasteful,
unsavoury,
obnoxious,
repugnant,
unpleasing,
unwished-for,
for the birds (informal),
strictly for the birds (informal),
(to be) avoided

Synonyms of 'unwelcome'

unwelcome

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of uninvited
Definition
not having been asked
He came uninvited to one of Stein's parties.
Synonyms
unasked,
unbidden,
unwanted,
not asked,
unwelcome,
not invited
in the sense of unpleasant
Definition
not pleasant or agreeable
They tolerated what they felt was an unpleasant situation.
Synonyms
nasty,
bad,
horrid (informal),
distressing,
annoying,
irritating,
miserable,
troublesome,
distasteful,
obnoxious,
unpalatable,
displeasing,
repulsive,
objectionable,
disagreeable,
abhorrent,
irksome,
unlovely,
execrable,
eye-watering
in the sense of unpopular
Definition
generally disliked or disapproved of
I was unpopular in high school.
Synonyms
disliked,
rejected,
unwanted,
avoided,
shunned,
unwelcome,
undesirable,
unattractive,
detested,
out of favour,
unloved,
out in the cold,
cold-shouldered,
not sought out,
sent to Coventry (British)
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