unpleasant

[US]/ʌn'plez(ə)nt/
[UK]/ʌn'plɛznt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not pleasant; not agreeable; annoying; impolite.

Example Sentences

an unpleasant, metallic flavor.

an unpleasant, sneaking habit.

An unpleasant smell pervades the house.

He was rather unpleasant to me.

She was rather unpleasant with me.

the word bureaucracy has unpleasant associations.

a jelly that rapidly decays into an unpleasant mush.

he's rather an unpleasant man.

threw off all unpleasant memories.

It is often unpleasant to see an anomaly animal.

This perfume won't mask the unpleasant smell.

We've had some unpleasant surprises.

A very unpleasant thing has happened.

sexism, racism, and all other unpleasant social evils.

unpleasant stuff towards which I have no inclination.

That unpleasant remark she made was quite out of character.

It is not advisable just to sit there brooding about the unpleasant bygones.

That guy's unpleasant familiar behaviour angered the girls.

made an unpleasant comment about my friend;

Who brought that unpleasant woman into my home?

Real-world Examples

No event, however unpleasant, could have marked her for ever.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

This one being the hardest and I would argue the most unpleasant.

Source: Gourmet Base

So why chew something so unpleasant? Maybe because their gum wasn't for fresh breath.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2020 Compilation

Uncle Vernon screwed up his enormous face as though trying to remember something very unpleasant.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

We begin by introducing a set of stimuli, one of which is very unpleasant.

Source: Mind Field Season 1

Getting rid of everytfung unpleasant instead of learning to put up with it.

Source: Brave New World

" Gnarly" means " unpleasant or not nice" .

Source: BBC Authentic English

For an unpleasant character as well.

Source: "JK Rowling: A Year in the Life"

So, Christophe, what chores are very unpleasant for you?

Source: American English dialogue

It was quite unpleasant that time, actually.

Source: The wonders of the universe.

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