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

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