unpleasant
/ʌn'pleznt/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Causing discomfort, annoyance, or displeasure; not pleasant or agreeable. It describes something that is disagreeable to the senses, the mind, or one's feelings.
Usage
- The adjective "unpleasant" is used to modify nouns, describing things, situations, experiences, or people that are not enjoyable or are offensive in some way.
- It is a gradable adjective, so it can be used with modifiers like "very," "rather," or "extremely."
- Common collocations include: unpleasant smell, unpleasant experience, unpleasant surprise, unpleasant person, unpleasant feeling, unpleasant task.
Examples
- Describing a Sensation:
- The room had an unpleasant odor of stale smoke.
- She woke up with an unpleasant taste in her mouth.
- Describing a Situation or Experience:
- It was an unpleasant surprise to find the store closed.
- The meeting took an unpleasant turn when they began arguing.
- Describing a Person or Trait:
- He can be quite unpleasant when he's tired.
- Her unpleasant remarks upset everyone.
Advanced Usage
- "To have an unpleasantness" (formal/dated): To have a disagreement or argument.
- I hope we can settle this matter without any further unpleasantness.
- "The unpleasant truth/fact": Used to introduce a truth that is disagreeable or hard to accept.
- We must face the unpleasant fact that our project has failed.
Variants and Related Words
- Unpleasantly (adverb): In an unpleasant manner.
- The weather turned unpleasantly cold.
- Unpleasantness (noun): The state or quality of being unpleasant; a disagreeable situation or incident.
- I want to avoid any unpleasantness at the family gathering.
- Pleasant (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.
Synonyms
- Disagreeable: Not agreeable or pleasant.
- Distasteful: Causing dislike or aversion; offensive.
- Nasty: Very bad or unpleasant (often stronger than "unpleasant").
- Offensive: Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.
- Repellent: Causing disgust or distaste.
Antonyms
- Pleasant: Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.
- Agreeable: Enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant.
- Delightful: Causing delight; charming.
- Enjoyable: Giving pleasure.
Idioms and Fixed Phrases
- An unpleasant pill to swallow: A metaphor for an unpleasant fact or situation that one must accept.
- Losing the championship was an unpleasant pill to swallow for the team.
Adjective
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disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
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an unpleasant personality
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unpleasant repercussions
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unpleasant odors
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