unbidden

un·bid·den (

n-b

n) also un·bid (-b

)

adj.

Not invited, asked, or requested; unasked: unbidden guests; comments unbid and unwelcome.

unbidden [ʌnˈbɪd^ən]

adj

1. not ordered or commanded; voluntary or spontaneous

2. not invited or asked

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unbidden

adverb

spontaneously, unprompted, freely, unwanted, voluntarily, willingly, uninvited, unasked for The name came unbiddden to his mind.

adjective

spontaneous, free, voluntary, uninvited, willing, unwanted, unwelcome, unforced, unasked, unprompted uncensored mental images and unbidden thoughts

Translations

unbidden [ˈʌnˈbɪdn] ADV (liter) to do sth unbidden → hacer algo espontáneamente

unbidden

adv (form) → ungebeten; (= not ordered also) → unaufgefordert; (= uninvited also) → ungeladen; to do something unbidden → etw unaufgefordert tun; the phrase came unbidden into her mind → der Satz kam ihr spontan in den Sinn

unbidden [ʌnˈbɪdn] adj (liter) he did it unbidden → lo ha fatto senza che nessuno glielo avesse chiesto
he came in unbidden → è entrato senza essere stato invitato

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agreement Day desire disagreement free spontaneous Unbid uninvited	As unbidden guests are apt to do, they often come at inconvenient times. The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context What deadly voids and unbidden infidelities in the lines that seem to gnaw upon all Faith, and refuse resurrections to the beings who have placelessly perished without a grave. Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context She was plainly dressed in white linen and a cool muslin blouse, but there was something about her, unmistakable even to Trent, which placed her very far apart indeed from any woman likely to have become his unbidden guest. A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context	unbelieving unbelievingly unbeloved unbelt unbelted unbend unbendable unbending unbeneficed Unbenevolence Unbenign unbent Unbenumb Unbereaven Unbereft Unbeseem Unbeseeming Unbespeak Unbethink Unbeware Unbewitch Unbias unbiased unbiassed Unbid unbidden unbigoted unbilled unbind unbirthday Unbishop Unbit unbitter unbleached unblemished unblenched unblended Unbless unblessed Unblestful Unblind Unblindfold unblinking unblinkingly unblock Unbloody Unbloody sacrifice unblown unblushing unblushingly unbodied	Unbias unbiased unbiased unbiased unbiased unbiased Unbiased Bit String Unbiased Converted Measurement Unbiased Converted Measurement Kalman Filter unbiased estimate Unbiased estimator Unbiased Estimators Unbiased Expectations Unbiased expectations hypothesis Unbiased Expectations Theory Unbiased Forward Rate Unbiased Forward Rate Hypothesis Unbiased Highly Accelerated Stress Test unbiased impulse Unbiased Mean-Squared Error Unbiased predictor Unbiased Random Walk Model unbiasedly unbiasedly unbiasedness unbiasedness unbiassed unbiassed unbid unbid unbidden Unbifurcated Unbifurcated Unbifurcated Unbifurcated Unbifurcated unbigoted unbigoted unbilled unbind unbind unbind unbinding unbinding unbinds unbinds Unbirthday unbirthdays UNBIS Unbishop Unbit unbitter UNBJ unblamable unblameworthy unblanking pulse unbleached Unbleached Kraft unblemished unblemished unblenched

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agreement
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desire
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free
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Unbid
uninvited

As unbidden guests are apt to do, they often come at inconvenient times.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

What deadly voids and unbidden infidelities in the lines that seem to gnaw upon all Faith, and refuse resurrections to the beings who have placelessly perished without a grave.

Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context

She was plainly dressed in white linen and a cool muslin blouse, but there was something about her, unmistakable even to Trent, which placed her very far apart indeed from any woman likely to have become his unbidden guest.

A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context

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