Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-wish]
- /ʌnˈwɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Unwish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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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