What does unwished-for mean?

unwished-for means "not welcome".

How many syllables are in unwished-for?

unwished-for has 4 syllables: un-wi-shed--for. The stress falls on "wi".

What is another word for unwished-for?

Close synonyms include unwelcome, unwished. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unwished-for a common word?

unwished-for is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

unwished-for — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
not welcome
“unwelcome publicity”
Synonymsunwelcome unwished
Similarunwanted

Questions about unwished-for

What does unwished-for mean?: unwished-for means "not welcome".
How many syllables are in unwished-for?: unwished-for has 4 syllables: un-wi-shed--for. The stress falls on "wi".
What is another word for unwished-for?: Close synonyms include unwelcome, unwished. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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