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unwanted

American  
[uhn-won-tid, ‐-wawn‐] / ʌnˈwɒn tɪd, ‐ˈwɔn‐ /

adjective

  1. not desired or needed; not wanted.

    My absence generated some unwanted attention.
unwanted British  
/ ʌnˈwɒntɪd /

adjective

  1. not wanted or desired

    an unwanted pregnancy
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of unwanted

First recorded in 1695–1700; un- 1 ( def. ) + want ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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