disagreeable

[ dis-uh-gree-uh-buhl ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈgri ə bəl /

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adjective

contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.

unpleasant in manner or nature; unamiable: a thoroughly disagreeable person.

noun

an unpleasant or repugnant circumstance, attribute, thing, etc.: Bent on being cheerful, he suppressed any mention of the disagreeable in our conversation.

disagreeables, the disagreeable aspects of a situation, course of action, etc.: The pleasant features of the arrangement far outweigh the disagreeables.

OTHER WORDS FOR disagreeable

2 cross, grouchy, surly, testy.

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Origin of disagreeable

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Middle French word desagreable.See dis-¹, agreeable

OTHER WORDS FROM disagreeable

dis·a·gree·a·ble·ness, dis·a·gree·a·bil·i·ty, noundis·a·gree·a·bly, adverbun·dis·a·gree·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby disagreeable

disaffirm, disafforest, disaggregate, disaggregation, disagree, disagreeable, disagreement, dis aliter visum, disallow, disambiguate, disambiguation

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How to use disagreeable in a sentence

Interestingly, the biggest cluster of disagreeable came from voters under the age of 50, suggesting the parties may have to eventually calibrate their rhetoric.
Waning Trust in the Supreme Court and a Divided Public on Abortion Converge|Philip Elliott|October 12, 2021|Time
When he inspected the man’s mouth, he noticed that his gums were “spongy” and “bleeding,” his back teeth were loose and his breath was “extremely disagreeable.”
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They believed “debate should be civil and dignified … it was possible to disagree without being disagreeable.”
How a Dream Became a Law: Passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964|Wendy Smith|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her disagreeable nature made it nearly impossible for her to hold down a job.
Oswald’s Mother Was a Thoroughly Disagreeable Piece of Work|Steve North|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

They modified and truncated a quote to come to avoid disagreeable facts, a charge which they also fail to answer.
Oliver Stone Defends His ‘The Untold History of the United States’|Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was a disagreeable business and the only occasion I can remember that we quarreled.
Alan Turing’s Brother: He Should Be Alive Today|John Ferrier Turing|June 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
America needs a green eyeshade party willing to do the disagreeable work of squeezing waste from the system.
After The GOP Fails to Repeal Obamacare|David Frum|February 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There were other children beside, and two nurse-maids followed, looking disagreeable and resigned.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He was very disagreeable about the house when he returned home, and his wife adroitly kept out of his sight.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Their boasted successes, the crowding of colonies, schemes of settlement and development,—all were disagreeable and irritating.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
There's no use anticipating things disagreeable or otherwise; we'll simply have to take them as they come.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
One of the most disagreeable things in Rio Janeiro is the total absence of sewers.
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British Dictionary definitions for disagreeable

disagreeable

/ (ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl) /

adjective

not likable, esp bad-tempered, offensive, or disobligingdisagreeable remarks

not to one's liking; unpleasanta disagreeable task

Derived forms of disagreeable

disagreeableness or disagreeability, noundisagreeably, adverb

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