unwelcome
adjective
un·wel·come
ˌən-ˈwel-kəm 
: not wanted or welcome
unwelcome news
an unwelcome guest
Examples of unwelcome in a Sentence
the unwelcome news ruined what had been a fine day
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Never place your luggage on the hotel room floor, bed, or furniture, as these surfaces may harbor bed bugs and other unwelcome critters.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
But when Leiter returned to the dugout to go to the on-deck circle, Bochy had some unwelcome final instructions: go up there and take three pitches.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 July 2025
Ukraine's air force on Sunday confirmed that a third Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot had been killed in action, a unwelcome blow for a military with a limited number of fourth-generation Western jets and a small pool of pilots trained to fly them.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Residents looking to block an expansion of a huge solar array on East Windsor farmland got a boost Wednesday when the town’s legislative delegation put out a bipartisan statement slamming the proposal as damaging and unwelcome.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
But when Leiter returned to the dugout to go to the on-deck circle, Bochy had some unwelcome final instructions: go up there and take three pitches.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 July 2025
Ukraine's air force on Sunday confirmed that a third Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot had been killed in action, a unwelcome blow for a military with a limited number of fourth-generation Western jets and a small pool of pilots trained to fly them.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Residents looking to block an expansion of a huge solar array on East Windsor farmland got a boost Wednesday when the town’s legislative delegation put out a bipartisan statement slamming the proposal as damaging and unwelcome.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwelcome. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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