unwished

[ uhn-wisht ]

adjective

1. unwished-for.

unwished

/ ʌnˈwɪʃt /

adjective

1. not desired; unwelcome

Word History and Origins

Origin of unwished¹

First recorded in 1575–85; un- ¹ + wish + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In poems like “Unwished For,” Erlichman renders the ubiquitous, casual stigma attached to mental illness.

From Seattle Times

“It’s a very fine line between getting it right and doing an unwished for ‘Life of Brian,’” Bale said, adding that the Monty Python classic’s chipper tune, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” played in his mind often on set.

From Washington Times

Julia was kindness itself, and did all she could to comfort and cheer her, but then she knew nothing of Frances' unkind suspicions and unjust opinions, or of the fear Amy felt lest she should tell Charles what she so erroneously and determinately adhered to, namely, that her love was his, although unsought, unasked, and unwished for.

From Project Gutenberg

If the foetus dies as an unwished for, though permitted, consequence of this haemostasis, the surgeon may lament this result, but he is blameless.

From Project Gutenberg

Confounded by an apparition so unwished, he leant upon his crutches, gasping and oppressed for breath; while Juliet, to avoid the attack of which the malevolence of Mrs Ireton's look was the sure precursor, would have retreated, had not her gown been so entangled in the crutches of Sir Jaspar, that she could not rise without leaving him the fragment that he had coveted.

From Project Gutenberg