unwanted

[ uhn-won-tid, ‐wawn‐ ]

/ ʌnˈwɒn tɪd, ‐ˈwɔn‐ /

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adjective

not desired or needed; not wanted: My absence generated some unwanted attention.

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Origin of unwanted

First recorded in 1695–1700; un-¹ + want + -ed²

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Girls raised in households with more equitable fathers show lower rates of unwanted sex.
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Long and his constituents got their way: The buses turned around and the unwanted immigrants aboard them were taken elsewhere.
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And having an unwanted man charge under your dress is just plain scary, whether or not you're on the red carpet.
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People in that capacity provide wisdom, but also unwanted judgment and authority.
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This unwanted cell replication is more commonly known as cancer.
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Women, especially from royal families, fled to monasteries to obtain shelter from unwanted marriage or to avoid their husbands.
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At first there had been endless interference between minds trying to reach each other while fighting off unwanted calls.
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After this unwanted diversion, he returned and (with starts of rage) barked out the rest of his song.
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Leaving him there, with his beautiful, unwanted works about him, I always encounter a certain wave of spiritual depression.
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You preferred the rle of Unwanted Woman, as giving more scope to your histrionic powers.
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British Dictionary definitions for unwanted

unwanted

/ (ʌnˈwɒntɪd) /

adjective

not wanted or desiredan unwanted pregnancy

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Word Origin and History for unwanted

unwanted

adj.

1690s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of want (v.).

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adjective

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