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unwanted

[ uhn-won-tid, ‐-wawn ]

adjective

  1. not desired or needed; not wanted:

    My absence generated some unwanted attention.



unwanted

/ ʌˈɒԳɪ /

adjective

  1. not wanted or desired

    an unwanted pregnancy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unwanted1

First recorded in 1695–1700; un- 1( def ) + want ( def ) + -ed 2( def )
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Example Sentences

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In one instance, a nonprofit declined to receive an award sponsored by a member of the California Legislature, because the organization worried the award would bring unwanted attention to its service to immigrants.

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Some people had parked their cars and were carrying unwanted items into the site, where everything was simply thrown into the same waste truck - metal, glass, household waste and recycling.

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Other former students recounted that they were subjected to unwanted hugs, kisses and patts on their butts, according to a pretrial brief filed by their lawyers.

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Burns’ cyclical, sardonic prose underscores the unnamed narrator’s defenselessness against neighborhood gossip that marks the Milkman’s unwanted attentions as consensual.

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Concerns over children and teenagers receiving unwanted nude or sexual images, or feeling pressured to share them in potential sextortion scams, has prompted calls for Meta to take tougher action.

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