unpleasant

[uhn-plez-uhnt]

adjective

1. not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive.

   an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.

unpleasant

/ ʌnˈplɛzənt /

adjective

1. not pleasant or agreeable

Other Word Forms

• unpleasantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unpleasant¹

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

Example Sentences

To read of Herrmann’s witheringly unpleasant treatment of his wives, musicians, friends and co-workers is to wonder at the mystery of the self-sabotaging genius.

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Many of her tasks were incredibly dull; others were quite unpleasant.

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With his 105-pitch masterpiece, Yamamoto spared manager Dave Roberts the unpleasant duty of opening the gates to hell — pardon me, the bullpen — and tied the series at one game apiece.

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But for her part, Bronstein hopes “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” will reflect that unpredictable truth, even when it’s unpleasant.

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In addition, Mr. Denton’s delivery ranges from pugnacious to hostile and in contrast to all the suave vampires around him, Guy is a consistently unpleasant human.

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Related Words

• disagreeable 
• distasteful 
• nasty 
• obnoxious 
• sour 
• troublesome 
• undesirable 
• unpalatable