uninvited guest

collocation in English

meaningsofuninvitedandguest

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uninvited
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈvaɪ.tɪd/us
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈvaɪ.t̬ɪd/
not ...
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guest
noun[C]
uk
/ɡest/us
/ɡest/
a person who is staying with you, or a person you have invited to a social occasion, such as a party or ...
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(Definition ofuninvitedandguestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofuninvited guest

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However, that is not the onlyuninvitedguestwhich has tried to visit us.
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I feel slightly like an intruder in a heated family row, or perhaps anuninvitedguestat a wake.
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But we have to legislate for the future, and are they not opening the door to anuninvitedguest?
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It will be theuninvitedguestat more parties, particularly political party meetings and meetings of power-struck groups which want the publicity and adulation of martyrdom without the pain.
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Gauri, being anuninvitedguest, was not given any respect.
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Theuninvitedguestwas later apparently shooed away.
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These guys aren't circling anywhere, they are just waiting for theuninvitedguestaround their caves and castles and pursuit them away.
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Sati, being anuninvitedguest, was not given any respect at the "yagna".
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That is a large number, but 23,000 additional and uninvited guests for dinner create a serious problem.
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But, there are other uninvited guests, visitors from the pastspirits who want the place all to themselves.
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Afterwards, with several uninvited guests, they visit the theatre to see a rehearsal.
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The party soon turns riotous, with many uninvited guests arriving from the pub.
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She holds a small pyjama party for her friends, but it descends into chaos when uninvited guests arrive and the food is spiked with drugs.
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The last two were uninvited guests.
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