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Meaning of Unwanted | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ʌnˈwɒntɪd

Definitions

One who or that is not wanted; an undesirable.

Equivalents

العربية غير مرغوب
Български нежелан
Čeština nechtěný
Ελληνικά ανεπιθύμητος
Suomi ei-toivottu
हिन्दी अवांछित
Italiano indesiderato
Nederlands ongewild
Română nedorit nevoit
Svenska oönskad
Türkçe istenmeyen

Examples

“What slaves they had bought to carry the goods of the interior back to the coast were the unwanteds of the villages — the persons convicted of crime who would normally have been killed or banished from their communities […]”
“There were no thoughts of hydrogen bombs or CBW or contraceptives or removing unwanteds. It was the old America, the old order restored, and the President saw that it was Good.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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