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unwanted
[ uhn-won-tid, ‐-wawn‐ ]
adjective
- not desired or needed; not wanted:
My absence generated some unwanted attention.
unwanted
/ ʌˈɒԳɪ /
adjective
- not wanted or desired
an unwanted pregnancy
Word History and Origins
Origin of unwanted1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
Burns’ cyclical, sardonic prose underscores the unnamed narrator’s defenselessness against neighborhood gossip that marks the Milkman’s unwanted attentions as consensual.
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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