unpleasantry
Americannoun
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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
But you promise me faithfully that you will write often, and that at any time, if there is any unpleasantry, you will acquaint me?”
From By Birth a Lady by Fenn, George Manville
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 a good deal of unpleasantry brewing.
From Begumbagh A Tale of the Indian Mutiny by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
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