unpleasant

[ uhn-plez-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.

Origin of unpleasant

1
First recorded in 1525–35; un-1 + pleasant

Other words from unpleasant

  • un·pleas·ant·ly, adverb

Words Nearby unpleasant

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British Dictionary definitions for unpleasant

unpleasant

/ (ʌnˈplɛzənt) /


adjective
  1. not pleasant or agreeable

Derived forms of unpleasant

  • unpleasantly, adverb

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