unwelcome person
- noun
:
persona no deseada
- Making rude remarks will make you an unwelcome person at most gatherings.
Examples
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She felt like an unwelcome person in her own home after the argument.
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After the incident, he became an unwelcome person at the club.
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An unwelcome person can ruin the atmosphere of a celebration.
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I hope that unwelcome person doesn't return to our meetings.
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After the incident, he became an unwelcome person at the club.
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She felt like an unwelcome person in her own home after the argument.
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Making rude remarks will make you an unwelcome person at most gatherings.
Synonyms
283
4.1
A person who is not accepted by a group or community
125
4.4
A person who feels they do not belong in a group or place
81
5.1
A person who other people reject and avoid
19
3.7
A person not accepted by a group
17
8.9
A person who goes into a place or situation where they are not wanted
11
9.4
A person who is not welcome in a place, often for official reasons
8
6.0
A person who others do not want in a group because they behave badly
2
3.8
A person who comes to an event without being invited or wanted
1
6.8
A person who is not chosen for a group or opportunity
How Welcome
1
3.7
283
4.1
27
9.0
- Formal
11
9.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who is not wanted or accepted' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'unwelcome' (not received with pleasure) with 'person' (a human individual). This is a regular adjective + noun composition following standard English morphology and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Unwelcome person comes from the simple image of not being given a welcome: think of a guest who is ignored at the door and gets cold looks instead of a greeting. That's why it means 'not wanted' or 'not accepted' in a place or group.