Unwanted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not wanted; not needed

not wanted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnwˈɔntᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnwˈɒntɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnwˈɒntɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈɔntᵻd/.

Examples

tried to give away unwanted kittens
undesirable impurities in steel
legislation excluding undesirable aliens

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undesirable

Antonyms

wanted desirable

Parts of Speech

adjective	not wanted; not needed “tried to give away unwanted kittens”
adjective	not wanted “undesirable impurities in steel”

Word Forms

undesirable	noun	one whose presence is undesirable
undesirability	noun	the quality possessed by something that should be avoided

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unerwünscht

nicht gewollt; nicht nötig

🇫🇷French

indésirable

pas recherché ; pas nécessaire

🇪🇸Spanish

no deseado

no querido; no es necesario

🇮🇹Italian

indesiderato

non voluto; non necessario

🇳🇱Dutch

ongewenst

niet gewenst; niet nodig

🇵🇹Portuguese

indesejado

não desejado; não é necessário

🇷🇺Russian

нежелательный

не хотел; не нужен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवांछित

नहीं चाहता था; जरूरत नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অবাঞ্ছিত

চাইনি; প্রয়োজন নেই

🇮🇳Tamil

தேவையற்ற

விரும்பவில்லை; தேவை இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అవాంఛిత

కోరుకోలేదు; అవసరం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अवांछित

इच्छित नाही; गरज नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિચ્છનીય

જોઈતું નથી; જરૂર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಗತ್ಯ

ಬೇಕಾಗಿಲ್ಲ; ಅಗತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവശ്യമില്ലാത്ത

വേണ്ട; ആവശ്യമില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਚਾਹੇ

ਨਹੀਂ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ; ਲੋੜ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناپسندیدہ

مطلوب نہیں؛ ضرورت نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不需要的

不想要的；不需要

🇯🇵Japanese

不要な

望まれていない。必要ありません

🇰🇷Korean

불필요한

원하지 않음; 필요하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không mong muốn

không muốn; không cần thiết

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่พึงประสงค์

ไม่ต้องการ; ไม่จำเป็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak diinginkan

tidak diinginkan; tidak diperlukan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi gusto

hindi gusto; hindi kailangan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak diingini

tidak dikehendaki; tidak diperlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مرغوب فيه

غير مرغوب فيه؛ ليست هناك حاجة

🇮🇷Persian

ناخواسته

نمی خواستم؛ مورد نیاز نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

istenmeyen

istenmiyor; gerekli değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא רצוי

לא רצוי; לא נחוץ

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The primary meaning of 'unwanted' is 'not wanted; not needed'.

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