unwished

[ uhn-wisht ]

/ ʌnˈwɪʃt /

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adjective

unwished-for.

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Origin of unwished

First recorded in 1575–85; un-¹ + wish + -ed²

Words nearby unwished

unwisdom, unwise, unwiser, unwisest, unwish, unwished, unwished-for, unwit, unwitnessed, unwitting, unwittingly

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How to use unwished in a sentence

Then her sense of what was "fair" made her force her eyes toward her unwished-for companion.
The Brass Bound Box|Evelyn Raymond
The imagination is rebelliously evil, often uncontrollable; and the thought rose up unbidden and unwished for.
Trevlyn Hold|Mrs. Henry Wood
Hermia refused to submit to an "unwished yoke," and fled from Athens with Lysander.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
As woman is not considered in the Chinese worship of ancestors, her birth is as unwished for as that of the Indian woman.
The Modern Woman's Rights Movement|Kaethe Schirmacher

They fed him on biscuits and incomprehensible words; they gave him water to drink mixed with unwished-for rum.
Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for unwished

unwished

/ (ʌnˈwɪʃt) /

adjective

not desired; unwelcome

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