unwanted
adjective/ˌʌnˈwɒntɪd/
/ˌʌnˈwɑːntɪd/
- that you do not want
- unwanted advice
- unwanted pregnancies
- We made efforts to avoid attracting unwanted attention.
- It is very sad when children feel unwanted (= feel that other people do not care about them).
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnwanted is used with these nouns:- attention
- baby
- distraction
- …
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