unwished-for

[ uhn-wisht-fawr ]

adjective

1. undesired; unwelcome:

   an unwished-for occurrence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unwished-for¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

Then her sense of what was "fair" made her force her eyes toward her unwished-for companion.

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They fed him on biscuits and incomprehensible words; they gave him water to drink mixed with unwished-for rum.

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I now asked the old woman in unwished-for Serbian for onions.

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To feel her so close to him, although only through unwished-for accident, is dangerously sweet.

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Here it took the boys' whole attention to prevent Barbe's chatter drawing unwished-for notice upon them.

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