unwelcome

English

Etymology

un- +‎ welcome

Adjective

unwelcome (comparative more unwelcome, superlative most unwelcome)

Not welcome.

Translations

French: malvenu (fr)
Greek: ανεπιθύμητος (el) (anepithýmitos)
Maori: waingaio
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ubuden

Occitan: mauviengut
Polish: nieproszony (pl)
Spanish: embarazoso (es), inoportuno (es), molesto (es)
Swedish: ovälkommen (sv)

Verb

unwelcome (third-person singular simple present unwelcomes, present participle unwelcoming, simple past and past participle unwelcomed)

(transitive, rare) To treat as unwelcome.
- 1992, Selections from National Press (page 92)
  Devils and angels stood side by side on one platform to unwelcome him.
- 2013, Amber Lim, Different Worlds (page 303)
  'You could've said so if you're unwelcoming us. We could've just leave^[sic]!' I ranted and walked back into the room, away from the balcony.

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