Unwanted
adjective
Something or someone that is not wanted or desired.
He got an unwanted gift for his birthday.
Often appears as...
- unwanted attention
- unwanted gift
adjective
Something that you get or experience but you didn't ask for or you don't want.
After the breakup, she received unwanted attention from her ex's friends.
Often appears as...
- unwanted calls
- unwanted email
adjective
Something or someone that is not wanted or desired.
He got an unwanted gift for his birthday.
Often appears as...
- unwanted attention
- unwanted gift
adjective
Something that you get or experience but you didn't ask for or you don't want.
After the breakup, she received unwanted attention from her ex's friends.
Often appears as...
- unwanted calls
- unwanted email
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies that the thing or person causes annoyance, inconvenience, or problems.
His constant loud music was an unwanted disturbance.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Context
Unwanted can describe social interactions where someone's presence or actions are inappropriate.
She left the party early due to unwanted advances.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Unwanted can express feelings of rejection or lack of appreciation.
Feeling unwanted at work, he decided to quit.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies that the thing or person causes annoyance, inconvenience, or problems.
His constant loud music was an unwanted disturbance.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Context
Unwanted can describe social interactions where someone's presence or actions are inappropriate.
She left the party early due to unwanted advances.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Unwanted can express feelings of rejection or lack of appreciation.
Feeling unwanted at work, he decided to quit.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies that the thing or person causes annoyance, inconvenience, or problems.
His constant loud music was an unwanted disturbance.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Context
Unwanted can describe social interactions where someone's presence or actions are inappropriate.
She left the party early due to unwanted advances.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Unwanted can express feelings of rejection or lack of appreciation.
Feeling unwanted at work, he decided to quit.
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Will the ocean ever run...
The rest is by-catch, unwanted animals that are thrown back dead. And coastal shrimp farming isn't much better. Mangroves are bulldozed to make room for shrimp farms, robbing coastal communities of storm protection and natural water filtration and depriving fish of key nursery habitats. So what does it look like to give fish a break and let them recover?
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The truth about unwanted...
If you're experiencing unwanted pain, talk to a medical provider. Otherwise -- arousal nonconcordance. Your genital behavior just doesn't necessarily predict your subjective experience of liking and wanting. Another friend, back in college, told me about her first experiences of power play in a sexual relationship.
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The truth about bats -...
Discourage the use of pesticides, which can harm bats when we try to feed on the insects you want to get rid of in the first place. Avoid going into caves where you might disturb hibernating bats, and always decontaminate your gear after visiting a cave. If you have unwanted bats living in an attic or barn,
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The evolution of animal...
In some bed bug species, the females have evolved an entirely new set of genitalia on their right hand flanks where the males usually pierce them. That allows them to maintain the power to filter out unwanted sperm with their genitalia. And duck vaginas are shaped like a clockwise spiral
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Sleep is your superpower...
And here, I'll introduce these delightful blue elements in the image. They are called natural killer cells, and you can think of natural killer cells almost like the secret service agents of your immune system. They are very good at identifying dangerous, unwanted elements
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Do we really need...
Nowadays, we avoid such agricultural catastrophes with the help of pesticides. Those are a range of manmade chemicals that control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our food supply.
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Dillie the Deer: Love on...
her love bank was so plentiful that she would touch the lives and hearts of people all over the world this small dying meaningless creature rejected by her mother and unwanted by anyone in the world became dilly the deer
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Could we survive...
allows scientists to directly change the human genome to stop undesirable processes or make helpful substances. An example of an unwanted process is what happens when our bodies are exposed to ionizing radiation.
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The dark side of...
can give you story after story about all of the unsolicited and mostly unwanted donations that always seem to follow a disaster and while it may seem logical that that could help it doesn't and that
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Best Tiger Cub Moments...
they still have a lot to learn both sexes have to know how to fight the females to protect themselves from unwanted advances the males to take or defend
Video examples
Will the ocean ever run...
The rest is by-catch, unwanted animals that are thrown back dead. And coastal shrimp farming isn't much better. Mangroves are bulldozed to make room for shrimp farms, robbing coastal communities of storm protection and natural water filtration and depriving fish of key nursery habitats. So what does it look like to give fish a break and let them recover?
Video examples
The truth about unwanted...
If you're experiencing unwanted pain, talk to a medical provider. Otherwise -- arousal nonconcordance. Your genital behavior just doesn't necessarily predict your subjective experience of liking and wanting. Another friend, back in college, told me about her first experiences of power play in a sexual relationship.
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
Discourage the use of pesticides, which can harm bats when we try to feed on the insects you want to get rid of in the first place. Avoid going into caves where you might disturb hibernating bats, and always decontaminate your gear after visiting a cave. If you have unwanted bats living in an attic or barn,
Video examples
The evolution of animal...
In some bed bug species, the females have evolved an entirely new set of genitalia on their right hand flanks where the males usually pierce them. That allows them to maintain the power to filter out unwanted sperm with their genitalia. And duck vaginas are shaped like a clockwise spiral
Video examples
Sleep is your superpower...
And here, I'll introduce these delightful blue elements in the image. They are called natural killer cells, and you can think of natural killer cells almost like the secret service agents of your immune system. They are very good at identifying dangerous, unwanted elements
Video examples
Do we really need...
Nowadays, we avoid such agricultural catastrophes with the help of pesticides. Those are a range of manmade chemicals that control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our food supply.
Video examples
Dillie the Deer: Love on...
her love bank was so plentiful that she would touch the lives and hearts of people all over the world this small dying meaningless creature rejected by her mother and unwanted by anyone in the world became dilly the deer
Video examples
Could we survive...
allows scientists to directly change the human genome to stop undesirable processes or make helpful substances. An example of an unwanted process is what happens when our bodies are exposed to ionizing radiation.
Video examples
The dark side of...
can give you story after story about all of the unsolicited and mostly unwanted donations that always seem to follow a disaster and while it may seem logical that that could help it doesn't and that
Video examples
Best Tiger Cub Moments...
they still have a lot to learn both sexes have to know how to fight the females to protect themselves from unwanted advances the males to take or defend
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Elizabeth Banks
American Actress
Violence against women is real and something I feel passionately about, and the gateway to all that is wolf whistling. It's allowing a man to impose his will on a woman who is just trying to walk down the street and live her life. It's all about unwanted versus wanted attention, and, of course, there's a fine line.
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Inzamam-ul-Haq
Pakistani Coach
The thing that forced me to think about my retirement was that I had played my cricket with honour and distinction, and I did not want to put myself in a position where I was considered a liability or unwanted by the selectors.
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Marie Kondo
Japanese Businesswoman
I had been so focused on what to discard, on attacking the unwanted obstacles around me, that I had forgotten to cherish the things that I loved, the things I wanted to keep.
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Mother Teresa
Albanian Saint
Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.
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Stephanie March
American Actress
Thinking about the heartbreaking number of young children around the world who think they are unwanted and are uncared for can easily keep you awake at night.
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Jessica Origliasso
Australian Musician
Nobody should feel like they can force themselves into your life how it suits them when it's toxic and unwanted.
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Anne Lamott
American Author
We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society.
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Tanushree Dutta
Indian Model
No matter where I go, I always feel unwanted eyes following me. It's a dirty world out there.
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Gianluca Vialli
Italian Manager
Cancer is an unwanted travel companion, but I can't help it.
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James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
There's no such thing as unwanted attention for an actor.
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Elizabeth Banks
American Actress
Violence against women is real and something I feel passionately about, and the gateway to all that is wolf whistling. It's allowing a man to impose his will on a woman who is just trying to walk down the street and live her life. It's all about unwanted versus wanted attention, and, of course, there's a fine line.
Quote examples
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Pakistani Coach
The thing that forced me to think about my retirement was that I had played my cricket with honour and distinction, and I did not want to put myself in a position where I was considered a liability or unwanted by the selectors.
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Marie Kondo
Japanese Businesswoman
I had been so focused on what to discard, on attacking the unwanted obstacles around me, that I had forgotten to cherish the things that I loved, the things I wanted to keep.
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Mother Teresa
Albanian Saint
Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.
Quote examples
Stephanie March
American Actress
Thinking about the heartbreaking number of young children around the world who think they are unwanted and are uncared for can easily keep you awake at night.
Quote examples
Jessica Origliasso
Australian Musician
Nobody should feel like they can force themselves into your life how it suits them when it's toxic and unwanted.
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Anne Lamott
American Author
We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society.
Quote examples
Tanushree Dutta
Indian Model
No matter where I go, I always feel unwanted eyes following me. It's a dirty world out there.
Quote examples
Gianluca Vialli
Italian Manager
Cancer is an unwanted travel companion, but I can't help it.
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James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
There's no such thing as unwanted attention for an actor.
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