unwish

un·wish

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-wish]
- /ʌnˈwɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-wish]
- /ʌnˈwɪʃ/

Definitions of unwish word

verb with object unwish to cease to wish for. 1
verb with object unwish Obsolete. to wish away. 1
verb unwish to retract or revoke (a wish) 0
verb unwish to desire (something) not to be or take place 0
verb transitive unwish to retract (a wish) 0
verb transitive unwish to stop wishing for 0

See all 7 definitions of unwish

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Origin of unwish

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; un-2 + wish

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Parts of speech for Unwish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unwish

unwish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unwish usage trend in Literature

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