unwelcome

/ ʌnˈwɛlkəm /

adjective

1. (of persons) not welcome
2. causing dissatisfaction or displeasure

Derived Forms

• unˈwelcomely, adverb
• unˈwelcomeness, noun

Example Sentences

“These assemblies have ended up creating a disruption to normal school activities and has also left many students feeling unsafe and unwelcome.”

From Los Angeles Times

Yet climate change also played a role in their decision, with the Trump administration’s decisions making it clear to Trenberth that the United States was an increasingly unwelcome place for scientists.

From Salon

I also was hiding from the unwelcome advances once the word got out.

From Los Angeles Times

On many fronts I felt unwelcome and unsafe, constantly coming up against words and actions I found unsettling.

From Salon

From the start, Tinker, who is Black, felt unwelcome at the school where the teaching staff was nearly all white, she told me when we met for lunch.

From Salon

Related Words

• disagreeable
• distasteful
• objectionable
• obnoxious
• unacceptable
• undesirable
• uninvited
• unpleasant
• unwanted