unwished-for
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unwished-for
First recorded in 1610–20
Example Sentences
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Her agony in confronting her unwished-for destiny of eternal undeadness is brilliant.
From The Guardian
We have become, in a painful, unwished-for way, nature itself.
From Literature
Victoria Woodhull, the first female candidate for president, wrote: “Every woman knows that if she were free, she would never bear an unwished-for child, nor think of murdering one before its birth.”
From Time
He has been taught drastically that any objection he might reasonably make would certainly be futile and very apt to produce unwished-for results.
From Project Gutenberg
She went straight through the sitting-room, and, unannounced, undesired, unwished-for, entered the bedroom.
From Project Gutenberg
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