DEFINITIONS

unwish

[ uhn-wish ]
/ ʌnˈwɪʃ /

verb (used with object)

to cease to wish for.
Obsolete. to wish away.

Words nearby unwish

unwinking, unwinnable, unwired, unwisdom, unwise, unwish, unwished, unwished-for, unwit, unwitnessed, unwitting

Origin of unwish

First recorded in 1585–95; un-2 + wish
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Examples from the Web for unwish

  • It's plain enough that some one wished those papers on me, intending to unwish them in short order once we got across.

    The Firefly Of France|Marion Polk Angellotti

British Dictionary definitions for unwish

unwish
/ (ʌnˈwɪʃ) /

verb (tr)

to retract or revoke (a wish)
to desire (something) not to be or take place
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