ανεπιθύμητος

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀνεπιθύμητος (anepithúmētos, one without desire). By surface analysis, αν- (an-, privative) + επιθυμητός (epithymitós, desired, wanted).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ne.piˈθi.mi.tos/
  • Hyphenation: α‧νε‧πι‧θύ‧μη‧τος

Adjective

ανεπιθύμητος • (anepithýmitos) m (feminine ανεπιθύμητη, neuter ανεπιθύμητο)

  1. unwanted, undesired, undesirable, unwelcome

Declension

Synonyms

  • δυσάρεστος (dysárestos, unpleasant)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ανεπιθύμητο πρόσωπο (anepithýmito prósopo, persona non grata)

References

  1. ανεπιθύμητος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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