unpleasantry
Americannoun
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unpleasantries
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of unpleasantry
First recorded in 1820–30; un- 1 + pleasantry
Example Sentences
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Scrambling to replace their health insurance and find new work, some fired federal workers are running into the unexpected unpleasantry of relatives cheering their job loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
The brilliance of “Stranger Things 4” is that rather than gloss over the unpleasantry, it leans hard into their clumsy, painful transition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
I still believe the deal will get done with the Seahawks, and this absence is an unpleasantry that will be quickly forgotten.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
The march continued, matters seeming to go on very smoothly; but only seeming, mind you; for let alone that we were all walking upon a volcano, there was ever so much unpleasantry brewing.
From Midnight Webs by Fenn, George Manville
“You came down unasked; your presence is likely to cause unpleasantry; trust me that you shall have justice done, so please to go.”
From The Mynns' Mystery by Fenn, George Manville
"These difficulties are just unpleasantries," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
She said she believed it would set a precedent which would allow the "most vulnerable individuals" to seek justice without having to endure "the unpleasantries of a trial".
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2023
Reporting to work has always meant accepting a variety of unpleasantries: commutes, pre-coffee chitchat, people who would like you to do what they tell you to do even if it’s not yet 10 a.m.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
Reporting to work has always meant accepting a variety of unpleasantries: commutes, precoffee chitchat, people who would like you to do what they tell you to do even if it’s not yet 10 a.m.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2022
Grown humans try so hard to shield themselves from the unpleasantries of life.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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