Unwelcome

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Not welcome..

Definitions by Sense

1. Not welcome.
2. (transitive, rare) To treat as unwelcome.

Example Sentences

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, […]

Gynecomastia is estimated to affect anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent of males at some stage of their lives. And "gyne" or "gyno", as it's commonly known, is not only an unwelcome (and ironic) side-effect of anabolic-androgenic - that is, muscle-building and masculinising - steroids: it can also be caused by other hormonal disruptors such as alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, obesity, puberty (usually temporarily) and old age. But [Tom] Powell says his gyno was "99 percent" likely due to steroids.

For companies such as Trans Pennine Express, it will be even harder. It has the unwelcome claim to being Britain's worst train operator, with recent statistics from the Office of Rail and Road showing it cancelled nearly a quarter of its services in February, with lack of available train crew a real problem.

“I know this is unwelcome news,” Ms. Gale, the chief people officer, wrote in the memo. “But we feel this is the best path forward, given the circumstances.”

Devils and angels stood side by side on one platform to unwelcome him.

'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.

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Word Forms

• unwelcomer
• unwelcomest
• unwelcomes
• unwelcoming
• unwelcomed

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