unwelcome
adjective
un·wel·come
ˌən-ˈwel-kəm 
: not wanted or welcome
unwelcome news
an unwelcome guest
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Examples of unwelcome in a Sentence
the unwelcome news ruined what had been a fine day
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This unwelcome career change precipitated by a freak electrocution on the set of Woo-joo’s reality show—which features male celebrities playing indoor sports, for some reason—on which an unwilling Ki-baek is starring.
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Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 24 May 2024
But the relationship also was volatile, and the two became the focus of unwelcome headlines and an NYPD investigation when they were arrested in December 1999, while fleeing a New York City nightclub after a gunfight broke out.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
From the stealthy ants marching across kitchen countertops to the persistent bed bugs hiding in the cracks of our beds, these unwelcome creatures can quickly turn our safe havens into sources of distress.
—The Dreamer Media, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
With that in mind, the accountants auditing Ramsay’s restaurant empire may want to take cover after delivering some unwelcome news.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
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Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 24 May 2024
But the relationship also was volatile, and the two became the focus of unwelcome headlines and an NYPD investigation when they were arrested in December 1999, while fleeing a New York City nightclub after a gunfight broke out.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
From the stealthy ants marching across kitchen countertops to the persistent bed bugs hiding in the cracks of our beds, these unwelcome creatures can quickly turn our safe havens into sources of distress.
—The Dreamer Media, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
With that in mind, the accountants auditing Ramsay’s restaurant empire may want to take cover after delivering some unwelcome news.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwelcome. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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