Unpleasant

//ʌnˈplɛzn̩t// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not pleasant.

    "O sweet Portia, / Here are a few of the unpleasant’st words / That ever blotted paper!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness wordnet

Synonyms

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disagreeabledistastefulunhappyunpleasingabhorrantabhorrent

Example

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"If you know that something unpleasant will happen, that you will go to the dentist for example, or to France, then that is not good."

Etymology

From Middle English unplesaunt, equivalent to un- + pleasant.

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ill natured

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