UNWELCOME


Meaning of UNWELCOME in English

I. “+ adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + welcome, adjective

: not welcome : distasteful , unwanted

unwelcome disturbance of routine — J.H.Robinson †1936

in the city you are more free from unwelcome intimacy — M.R.Cohen

forced the unwelcome truth out of his mind — Gordon Merrick

• un·wel·come·ly adverb

II. noun

Etymology: un- (I) + welcome, n.

: lack of cordiality

unmeant smiles … strengthened the irritant feeling of unwelcome — Richard Llewellyn

III. transitive verb

Etymology: un- (II) + welcome

: to receive without enthusiasm

plowing through his manuscripts unwelcomed — H.J.Laski

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.