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unwanted

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unwanted [ʌnˈwɒntɪd]
adj
not wanted or desired an unwanted pregnancy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unwantedunwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"
undesirable, unwanted - not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation"
unloved - not loved
unwelcome - not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors"
wanted - desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"
2.unwanted - not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation"
hateful - evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"

unwanted
adjective
1. undesirable, unacceptable, unpopular, unwelcome, terrible, appalling, unfortunate, disastrous, intolerable, unfavourable, undesired The city plan would promote unwanted development in the suburbs.
undesirable wanted, needed, welcome, necessary, desired, useful
2. unloved, rejected, disliked, useless, shunned, outcast, forsaken, superfluous, surplus to requirements, friendless, unneeded, uncared for, de trop (French), uncherished I was unhappy at home because I felt unwanted and unloved.
3. leftover, surplus, untouched, unused, going begging, uneaten, unconsumed Community purchases of unwanted beef create a new beef mountain
4. unwelcome, uninvited, unsolicited, unasked From now on he would be an unwanted guest in the Embassy.
Translations
unwanted [ˈʌnˈwɒntɪd] ADJ [item] → superfluo; [visitor, guest] → poco grato, inoportuno; [child, pregnancy, advances, attention] → no deseado
to feel unwantedsentirse de más
an unwanted giftun regalo sin estrenar
to remove unwanted hairquitar el vello superfluo
unwanted [ʌnˈwɒntɪd] adj [pregnancy] → non désiré(e); [animals] → dont on ne veut pas
to feel unwanted (on one occasion)se sentir de trop; (always)se sentir mal-aimé(e)
unwanted
adj
(= unwelcome, unplanned)unerwünscht; sometimes you make me feel unwantedmanchmal komme ich mir (bei dir) richtig unerwünscht vor
(= superfluous) foodüberflüssig
unwanted [ʌnˈwɒntɪd] adj (person, effect) → non desiderato/a; (clothes) → smesso/a
to feel unwanted → sentirsi respinto/a
unwanted [ʌnˈwɒntɪd] adj (person, effect) → non desiderato/a; (clothes) → smesso/a
to feel unwanted → sentirsi respinto/a


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Miss Cornelia had, for the time being, given up sewing for unwanted, unwelcome eighth babies, and fallen to sewing for a very much wanted first one, whose welcome would leave nothing to be desired.
" Through Pollyanna's mind at the moment trooped remorseful memories of the morning with its unwanted boy, cat, and dog, and its unwelcome "glad" and forbidden "father that would spring to her forgetful little tongue.
Poor little uncared-for, unwanted human atoms, they are not children.
 
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