Unpleasant — Un*pleas ant, a. Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive. {Un*pleas ant*ly}, adv. {Un*pleas ant*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unpleasant — index bitter (acrid tasting), deplorable, invidious, loathsome, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, offensive ( … Law dictionary
unpleasant — (adj.) 1530s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + PLEASANT (Cf. pleasant). Related: Unpleasantly; unpleasantness … Etymology dictionary
unpleasant — [adj] bad abhorrent, bad news*, bad scene*, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, fierce, grody*, gross, hard time*, icky*, irksome, lousy, nasty, objectionable, obnoxious, poisonous, repulsive, rotten, sour, troublesome, unacceptable,… … New thesaurus
unpleasant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not pleasant; disagreeable. DERIVATIVES unpleasantly adverb … English terms dictionary
unpleasant — [un plez′ənt] adj. not pleasant; offensive; disagreeable unpleasantly adv … English World dictionary
unpleasant — adj. 1) unpleasant to (he is unpleasant to everyone) 2) unpleasant to + inf. (it s unpleasant to talk to him = it s unpleasant talking to him = he s unpleasant to talk to = he s an unpleasant person to talk to) * * * [ʌn plez(ə)nt] unpleasant to… … Combinatory dictionary
unpleasant — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste ▪ become, get, turn … Collocations dictionary
unpleasant — [[t]ʌnple̱z(ə)nt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If something is unpleasant, it gives you bad feelings, for example by making you feel upset or uncomfortable. The symptoms can be uncomfortable, unpleasant and serious... The vacuum has an unpleasant smell...… … English dictionary
unpleasant — un|pleas|ant [ʌnˈplezənt] adj 1.) not pleasant or enjoyable ▪ an unpleasant experience ▪ an extremely unpleasant smell ▪ an unpleasant surprise 2.) not kind or friendly ≠ ↑nice ▪ He said some very unpleasant things. ▪ a thoroughly unpleasant man… … Dictionary of contemporary English
