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unwanted

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an unwanted baby ▪ Unwanted babies were frequently abandoned in the streets. an unwanted gift ▪ You can take any unwanted gifts to charity shops. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB out ▪ There is even a bird-enticing ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. not wanted, welcome or acceptable n. One who or that which is not wanted; an undesirable.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1690s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of want (v.).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens" [ant: wanted ] without being invited; "an unwanted intrusion"; "uninvited guests" [syn: unasked , uninvited ] interfering; "unwanted shadows distort the picture"; "removed the unwanted vegetation" ...

Usage examples of unwanted.

God only knew how much longer, Tara walking out on them, and he, admittedly, too busy lately to give her much of his time, she probably felt completely alone, unwanted and unneeded.

By itself, neither was particularly important or active, but together they reacted with each other atomically to release a tremendous amount of raw heat and comparatively little unwanted radiation.

Then, moving stiffly, Calandra rolled over and got to her feet, her sense that of someone bracing for unwanted but necessary activity.

I closed my eyes and refused to look at the half-ruined school as we drew nearer it, and I tried desperately to build the mental equivalent of a lead shield around my sixth sense, to shut out the unwanted clairvoyant radiations that, instead of water, composed the oncoming destructive wave.

It was better in uninhabited space, where his mind could float free of unwanted, unsought empathetic intrusion.

She had thought the woman strident and hysterical and thoughtless for persisting in her plans for the next day in face of her own faint, barely acquiescent smiles, and a poor, feckless, fashionless housewife for thrusting those unwanted saucepans on the cook.

I would feel uneasy, I suppose, for a time if I killed a man without adequate reason, but I think I would feel uneasy for a whole lifetime if I fathered an unwanted child.

Usually it was the stars who had to ignore unwanted gawking by the public while they were eating, but now a large number of the glitterati were eyeing Jenny and, incidentally, J.

As a guestan unwanted guest at thatshe had been guilty of a breach of basic good manners.

Having persuaded Jane to stay with hiends in Coastown for the night, he was all alone with the problem of being an unwanted only witness.

I call you Imma, and I hug you often, which you must not mind, for while I admire young women a good deal, I am faithful to my good wife, Ivalee, and I shall not bother you with unwanted attentions.

If he permits himself to experience and acknowledge his denied feelings, he reestablishes contact with himself, he makes it possible for unwanted feelings to be discharged, and he unblocks the integrative process by means of which his internal well-being is preserved.

If Jennet wanted to marry Mark, Susanna would wish them well with all her heart, but she would not condone the sort of careless coupling that led to unwanted children and loveless marriages.

Rusty Kerfuffle, doggedly ignoring the trees and flowers and folding chairs and cameras, doggedly ignoring the knowledge that his beloved paperweight was in his pocket, moved toward the podium, dragging the unwanted corpses with him.

He was brave, imaginative, quick-the ideal target for a kidsman, one of those who took in unwanted children and made thieves of them.