unwelcome
adjective
un·wel·come
ˌən-ˈwel-kəm 
: not wanted or welcome
unwelcome news
an unwelcome guest
Examples of unwelcome in a Sentence
the unwelcome news ruined what had been a fine day
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Nevertheless, during our visit, none of us felt unsafe or unwelcome across six different areas of the country.
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Josh Rivera, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Those fears were revisited when Trump decided to hold a meeting on Friday in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a significant public relations win for the leader of the Kremlin, who has been unwelcome in Western countries since the start of the war.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025
From a regulatory point of view, a weaker banking system is unwelcome, and the very fact that fewer dollars are taken ‘out of sight’ of regulators is not good either.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
For ComEd customers across the Chicago area, the June and July bills have been an unwelcome surprise.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Josh Rivera, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Those fears were revisited when Trump decided to hold a meeting on Friday in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a significant public relations win for the leader of the Kremlin, who has been unwelcome in Western countries since the start of the war.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025
From a regulatory point of view, a weaker banking system is unwelcome, and the very fact that fewer dollars are taken ‘out of sight’ of regulators is not good either.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
For ComEd customers across the Chicago area, the June and July bills have been an unwelcome surprise.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwelcome. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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