unwished

[ uhn-wisht ]

/ ʌnˈwɪʃt /

adjective

unwished-for.

Nearby words

Origin of unwished

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

Definition for unwished (2 of 2)

unwish

[ uhn-wish ]

/ ʌnˈwɪʃ /

verb (used with object)

to cease to wish for.

Obsolete. to wish away.

Origin of unwish

First recorded in 1585–95; un-² + wish

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Examples from the Web for unwished

He preferred the chance of a row with the populace to his unwished for splendor.
The Secret of the Silver Car|Wyndham Martyn
The imagination is rebelliously evil, often uncontrollable; and the thought rose up unbidden and unwished for.
Trevlyn Hold|Mrs. Henry Wood
Then she thought of Dad, and though still dismal, unwished the wish, and was content to remain a girl.
A Little Bush Maid|Mary Grant Bruce
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.

When you see apparent irregularities—unexpected and unwished for—deem them to be rightly done.
Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae'|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for unwished (1 of 2)

unwished

/ (ʌnˈwɪʃt) /

adjective

not desired; unwelcome

British Dictionary definitions for unwished (2 of 2)

unwish

/ (ʌnˈwɪʃ) /

verb (tr)

to retract or revoke (a wish)

to desire (something) not to be or take place

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