undesirability
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
“I assume this was a matter of undesirability rather than ineligibility,” Kuang posted on Instagram in January.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
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
So in addition to the lack of any trained class from which to draw, even among the untrained the choice is much restricted by the undesirability of the conditions of the service itself.
From The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations by Harry Perry Robinson
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