Unpleasantness

//ʌnˈplɛz.ənt.nəs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being unpleasant or disagreeable. uncountable, usually

    "Given the behaviour of the members, who do normally come to Lord’s, this seemed a bizarre attempt to offload the unpleasantness on hoi polloi taking advantage of some rare £25 tickets."

  2. 2
    the quality of giving displeasure wordnet
  3. 3
    An unpleasant behaviour, occurrence, etc. countable, usually

    "Perhaps you are not so much aware as I am, of the mischief that may, of the unpleasantnesses that must, arise from a young man’s being received in this manner—domesticated among us—authorized to come at all hours—and placed suddenly on a footing which must do away all restraints."

  4. 4
    the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling wordnet

Etymology

From unpleasant + -ness.

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