unpleasantry
Americannoun
PLURAL
unpleasantriesEtymology
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
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
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
Gina: Yeah, it was a cheap shot, an unpleasantry, yadda yadda, sure, except maybe we should remember that The Washington Post has won a lot of Pulitzer Prizes for getting things right, I am just saying.
From Washington Post
The latest inescapable unpleasantry for anyone who’s chosen to participate in our great digital society — more specifically, the 500 million human beings on this planet who use iTunes.
From Washington Post
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