unpleasant

unpleasant
unpleasant (adj.) 1530s, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + PLEASANT (Cf. pleasant). Related: Unpleasantly; unpleasantness.

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  • Unpleasant — Un*pleas ant, a. Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive. {Un*pleas ant*ly}, adv. {Un*pleas ant*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unpleasant — index bitter (acrid tasting), deplorable, invidious, loathsome, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, offensive ( …   Law dictionary

  • unpleasant — [adj] bad abhorrent, bad news*, bad scene*, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, fierce, grody*, gross, hard time*, icky*, irksome, lousy, nasty, objectionable, obnoxious, poisonous, repulsive, rotten, sour, troublesome, unacceptable,… …   New thesaurus

  • unpleasant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not pleasant; disagreeable. DERIVATIVES unpleasantly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • unpleasant — [un plez′ənt] adj. not pleasant; offensive; disagreeable unpleasantly adv …   English World dictionary

  • unpleasant — adj. 1) unpleasant to (he is unpleasant to everyone) 2) unpleasant to + inf. (it s unpleasant to talk to him = it s unpleasant talking to him = he s unpleasant to talk to = he s an unpleasant person to talk to) * * * [ʌn plez(ə)nt] unpleasant to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • unpleasant — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste ▪ become, get, turn …   Collocations dictionary

  • unpleasant — [[t]ʌnple̱z(ə)nt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If something is unpleasant, it gives you bad feelings, for example by making you feel upset or uncomfortable. The symptoms can be uncomfortable, unpleasant and serious... The vacuum has an unpleasant smell...… …   English dictionary

  • unpleasant */*/ — UK [ʌnˈplez(ə)nt] / US adjective 1) if something is unpleasant, you do not like or enjoy it The smell was very unpleasant. an unpleasant experience We were all ignoring the unpleasant truth. 2) a) not friendly or kind She was really unpleasant on …   English dictionary

  • unpleasant — un|pleas|ant [ʌnˈplezənt] adj 1.) not pleasant or enjoyable ▪ an unpleasant experience ▪ an extremely unpleasant smell ▪ an unpleasant surprise 2.) not kind or friendly ≠ ↑nice ▪ He said some very unpleasant things. ▪ a thoroughly unpleasant man… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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