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unwelcome

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From Middle English unwelcome, unwelcum; equivalent to un- + welcome.

  1. Not welcome.

    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.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English unwelcome, unwelcum; equivalent to un- + welcome.

  1. To treat as unwelcome.

    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.