unwelcome attention
Stares you dread
Unwelcome attention is notice or interest directed at someone who doesn't want it.
The phrase often describes persistent romantic pursuit, staring, or commentary that makes the recipient uncomfortable: She complained about unwelcome attention from a coworker.
In workplace and legal contexts, unwelcome attention frequently signals harassment—the unwelcomeness being central to whether behavior crosses a line.
- staringGazing without break
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
prying eyes · unwanted advances · leering · stalking · uncomfortable · gaze · advances · pestering · ogling · invasion · boundary · too close for comfort · predatory · clingy · persistent · rebuff · backing away · catcalling
unwelcome attentionanonymity
Unknown identity state
invisibility · obscurity · privacy · neglect · indifference
unwelcome, attention, welcome, welcomed, welcoming, unwelcomed, welcomes, attentive, attentively