Unwelcome — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure

not welcome

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnwˈɛlkʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnwˈɛlkʌm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnwˈɛlkʌm/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈɛlkʌm/.

Examples

unwelcome publicity
unwelcome interruptions
unwelcome visitors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unwished unwished-for

Antonyms

welcome

Parts of Speech

adjective	not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure “unwelcome publicity”
adjective	not welcome “unwelcome publicity”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwillkommen

nicht willkommen; keine Freude bereiten oder mit Freude empfangen

🇫🇷French

importun

pas le bienvenu; ne pas donner de plaisir ou être reçu avec plaisir

🇪🇸Spanish

molesto

no bienvenido; no dar placer o recibir con placer

🇮🇹Italian

sgradito

non benvenuto; non dare piacere o ricevere con piacere

🇳🇱Dutch

onwelkom

niet welkom; geen plezier geven of met plezier ontvangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

indesejável

não é bem-vindo; não dar prazer ou receber com prazer

🇷🇺Russian

нежеланный

не приветствуется; не доставляющий удовольствия или полученный с удовольствием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिष्ट

स्वागत नहीं; आनंद न देना या आनंद से प्राप्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অবাঞ্ছিত

স্বাগত নয়; আনন্দ না দেওয়া বা আনন্দের সাথে গ্রহণ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

விரும்பத்தகாத

வரவேற்பு இல்லை; மகிழ்ச்சியைக் கொடுக்கவில்லை அல்லது மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் பெறவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అప్రియమైన

స్వాగతం లేదు; ఆనందం ఇవ్వడం లేదా ఆనందంతో స్వీకరించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिष्ट

स्वागत नाही; आनंद न देणे किंवा आनंदाने प्राप्त करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અણગમતું

સ્વાગત નથી; આનંદ આપવો નહીં અથવા આનંદ સાથે પ્રાપ્ત કરશો નહીં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ

ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಸಂತೋಷವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂತೋಷದಿಂದ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടാത്ത

സ്വാഗതം ചെയ്യുന്നില്ല; സന്തോഷം നൽകുന്നില്ല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സന്തോഷത്തോടെ സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਚਾਹੇ

ਸਵਾਗਤ ਨਹੀਂ; ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناپسندیدہ

خوش آمدید نہیں خوشی نہ دینا یا خوشی سے وصول کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不受欢迎

不受欢迎；不给予快乐或不愉快地接受

🇯🇵Japanese

歓迎されない

歓迎されません。喜びを与えない、または喜んで受け取られる

🇰🇷Korean

반갑지 않은

환영받지 못한다; 기쁨을 주지도 않고 기쁨으로 받아들이지도 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không được chào đón

không được chào đón; không cho đi niềm vui hoặc nhận được niềm vui

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เป็นที่พอใจ

ไม่ต้อนรับ; ไม่เพลิดเพลินหรือรับด้วยความยินดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak disukai

tidak diterima; tidak memberi kesenangan atau diterima dengan senang hati

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi tinatanggap

hindi malugod; hindi nagbibigay ng kasiyahan o tinatanggap nang may kasiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak diterima

tidak dialu-alukan; tidak memberi kesenangan atau diterima dengan senang hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مرحب به

غير مرحب به؛ عدم إعطاء المتعة أو تلقيها بسرور

🇮🇷Persian

ناخواسته

خوش آمدید؛ لذت ندادن یا با لذت دریافت نکردن

🇹🇷Turkish

istenmeyen

hoş karşılanmadı; zevk vermiyor veya zevkle karşılanmıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא רָצוּי

לא רצוי; לא נותן הנאה או מתקבל בהנאה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unwelcome'?

The primary meaning of 'unwelcome' is 'not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'unwelcome' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'unwelcome' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unwelcome' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unwelcome' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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