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undesirability

American  
[uhn-di-zahy-er-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌʌn dɪˌzaɪ ər əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the quality, fact, or degree of being undesirable.


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Others say the role’s undesirability cuts straight to the very heart of what it means to be a “real engineer.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

In an exchange with Meg Ryan, David Hyde Pierce, who plays her brother, famously said that line when talking about the undesirability of Seattle as a place to move to.

From Seattle Times Aug. 29, 2022

The index, a numerical measure of discomfort, blends thermometer readings with the humidity to describe the true undesirability of our circumstances.

From Washington Post Jun. 4, 2022

Browner, Chancellor, and Sherman share two characteristics in addition to their onetime undesirability as prospects: They're all tall—Browner is six-foot-four, Chancellor and Sherman are both six-foot-three—and physical.

From Slate Oct. 16, 2012

One of them, indeed, had already learned a lesson that would last him for the rest of his life, regarding the habits, customs, and general undesirability of the bull-dog ant as play-mate or prey.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton

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