Unwelcome Definition & Meaning

unwelcome
adjective
  1. not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors"
  2. not welcome; "unwelcome publicity"

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