uninvited

Adjective
US[uhn-in-vahy-tid]/ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪd/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. (of a thought or act) unwelcome or involuntary“uninvited thoughts”“uninvited advances”Opposite welcomeSimilar unwelcome
  2. (of a person) not having been invited“uninvited guests”Opposite wantedSimilar unwanted
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Uninvited

Formed with the prefix un- (“not”): To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them. See invited.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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