unlikeable

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unlikeable

The main character in the play is deliberately written to be unlikeable.

Definition

Adjective 1. Difficult or impossible to like; not pleasant or agreeable. This describes a person, their personality, or behavior that causes others to feel dislike or aversion. 2. (Of a character in literature or drama) Tending to evoke antipathetic feelings. This is a more specific, literary use describing a character crafted to be unsympathetic or disliked by the audience.

Examples

  • General Use:

    • His constant complaining made him an unlikeable colleague.
    • She found the protagonist's arrogance to be thoroughly unlikeable.
    • Despite his talent, the athlete's unlikeable attitude lost him many fans.

  • Literary/Dramatic Use:

    • The author deliberately created an unlikeable villain to highlight the hero's virtues.
    • In modern drama, unlikeable characters are often used to explore complex moral questions.
Advanced Usage
  • The term often implies a judgment based on personality traits (e.g., rudeness, selfishness) rather than physical appearance.
  • It can be used in formal criticism (e.g., film, book reviews) and informal conversation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Unlikeability (noun): The quality of being unlikeable.
    • The character's central flaw was his profound unlikeability.
  • Unlikable (adjective): An alternative spelling. Both "unlikeable" and "unlikable" are correct.
  • Dislikable (adjective): A less common synonym with the same meaning.
Synonyms
  • Disagreeable
  • Unpleasant
  • Obnoxious
  • Repellent
  • Unsympathetic (specific to character portrayal)
Antonyms
  • Likeable (or Likable)
  • Pleasant
  • Agreeable
  • Charming
  • Sympathetic (specific to character portrayal)
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • Hard to take: (Informal) Similar in meaning to unlikeable in the context of someone's behavior.
    • His know-it-all attitude is hard to take.
  • Rub someone the wrong way: To irritate or annoy someone, often making you seem unlikeable to them.
    • His blunt manner really rubs people the wrong way.
unlikeable

The main character in the play is deliberately written to be unlikeable.

Adjective
  1. difficult or impossible to like
    • a disagreeable and unlikable old woman
  2. (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
    • all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic

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