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unwanted | meaning of unwanted in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

Word family (noun) want (adjective) wantedunwanted (verb) want

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishunwantedun‧want‧ed /ʌnˈwɒntɪd $ -ˈwɒːnt-, -ˈwɑːnt-/ ●○○ adjective    WANT#not wanted or needed  an unwanted pregnancyExamples from the CorpusunwantedPaying a mortgage trader much more than a treasury trader made the treasury trader feel unwanted.Eventually, after three weeks, he stepped in to rescue her from another, unwanted admirer and love blossomed.But then, she was at home here, not Rachaela's unwanted guest.There are several ways that you can remove unwanted hair, including waxing or electrolysis at a salon.Whilst some welcome the opportunity of early retirement, others see it as an unwanted imposition on their lives.Unplanned, unwanted infants may begin to seem more acceptable at this point.The pill was once expected to limit the number of unwanted pregnancies, but instead the number has soared.