disagreeable
/,disə'griəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Causing discomfort, annoyance, or displeasure; unpleasant: Used to describe something that is offensive, distasteful, or not enjoyable.
- Having a quarrelsome, bad-tempered, or unfriendly nature: Used to describe a person who is difficult to get along with.
Usage
- The word "disagreeable" is used to describe things, situations, or people that provoke a negative reaction. It is more formal than synonyms like "unpleasant" or "nasty."
- It can function as a predicate adjective (following a linking verb like , , ) or an attributive adjective (placed before a noun).
Examples
- Describing a thing or situation:
- The medicine had a disagreeable taste.
- We found ourselves in a disagreeable predicament with no easy solution.
- Describing a person or their manner:
- He became disagreeable when he was tired.
- She has a reputation for being disagreeable to new staff.
Advanced Usage
- "to be disagreeable to": To be unpleasant or offensive to someone.
- The smell of smoke is disagreeable to me.
- "in a disagreeable manner": Acting in an unpleasant or unfriendly way.
- He refused the request in a disagreeable manner.
Variants and Related Words
- Disagreeably (adverb): In an unpleasant or offensive manner.
- The weather turned disagreeably cold.
- Disagreeableness (noun): The quality of being unpleasant.
- The disagreeableness of the task made everyone procrastinate.
Synonyms
- Unpleasant: Not pleasing or enjoyable.
- Offensive: Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.
- Distasteful: Causing dislike or aversion; unpleasant.
- Irksome: Irritating; annoying.
- Cantankerous (for people): Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
Antonyms
- Agreeable: Pleasant, enjoyable, or pleasing.
- Pleasant: Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.
- Amiable: Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Idioms and Phrases
- A disagreeable necessity: An unpleasant action that must be taken.
- Firing an employee is always a disagreeable necessity for a manager.
- To have a disagreeable encounter: To have an unpleasant meeting or interaction with someone.
- I had a disagreeable encounter with a rude customer yesterday.
Adjective
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not agreeing with your tastes or expectations
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found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it
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a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him
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unpleasant to interact with
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a disagreeable old man
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not to your liking
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a disagreeable situation
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