unbidden
unbidden
Definition
un·bid·den (-bid′'n)
unbidden
Usage Examples
Preposition: from
- depth: Intuition is not some magical property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind.
Infinitive complement
- mind: Memories of his horrific F3000 accident sprang unbidden to mind.
Modifies a noun
- thought: These strange, unbidden thoughts whirled throughout my mind as a whole new universe of possibilities and questions opened up to me.
- image: Something more seems to be needed to account for repeated fearful unbidden images or sequences from past drug trips however.
- �: Thoughts occur unbidden I ponder states of mind, how varied our humanity and sense of being can be.
Used with adjective complement
- come: He would be a formidable friend - the thought came unbidden into his mind - do not kill him.
- spring: Sorry, but this is not the kind of thing that springs unbidden to the mind of a five-year-old.
- arise: The desire for this can come from Mentor or Student, or may even arise unbidden from the sharing of intense magical experiences.
- rise: Why, tho, I can't help wondering, will the clichéd phrase " dumbed-down " keep rising unbidden to my mind?
- appear: Then one day I was out running and an just appeared unbidden in my head.
- leap: But the phrase ' inoperable cancer ' had leaped unbidden into Kate's mind and was rolling relentlessly around in there.
Browse dictionary entries near unbidden
- unbiased
- unbending
- unbend
- unbelieving
- unbeliever
- unbelievably
- unbelievable
- unbelief
- unbeknown
- unbecoming
- unbind
- unbitted
- unblemished
- unblessed
- unblock
- unblooded
- unblushing
- unbodied
- unbolt
- unbolted
