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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Blake has just escaped rehab to return home, but the peace of his household is soon disrupted by a series of unwelcome visitors.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Allies in Latin America thus helped Kennedy keep the moral high ground and portray the Soviets as unwelcome aggressors.
—Time, 28 Oct. 2025
As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Chronic neuropathic pain, however, is the most unwelcome of all the interlopers.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Allies in Latin America thus helped Kennedy keep the moral high ground and portray the Soviets as unwelcome aggressors.
—Time, 28 Oct. 2025
As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Chronic neuropathic pain, however, is the most unwelcome of all the interlopers.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwelcome
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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwelcome. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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