- unpleasantness
- noun Date: 1548 1. the quality or state of being unpleasant 2. an unpleasant situation, experience, or event
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unpleasantness — ► NOUN 1) the state or quality of being unpleasant. 2) bad feeling or quarrelling between people … English terms dictionary
unpleasantness — [un plez′əntnis] n. 1. an unpleasant quality or condition 2. an unpleasant situation, relationship, etc. 3. a quarrel or disagreement … English World dictionary
unpleasantness — /un plez euhnt nis/, n. 1. the quality or state of being unpleasant. 2. something that is displeasing or offensive, as an experience, event, or situation: An unpleasantness made them ill at ease. 3. an unpleasant feeling or sensation caused by… … Universalium
unpleasantness — un|pleas|ant|ness [ʌnˈplezəntnıs] n [U] especially BrE trouble or arguments between people ▪ I hate all this unpleasantness … Dictionary of contemporary English
unpleasantness — un|pleas|ant|ness [ ʌn plezntnəs ] noun uncount 1. ) a situation in which people get angry, violent, or upset: Break it to him gently we want to avoid any unpleasantness. 2. ) an unpleasant quality … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unpleasantness — noun (U) trouble or arguments: I hate all this unpleasantness … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unpleasantness — UK [ʌnˈplez(ə)ntnəs] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a situation in which people get angry, violent, or upset Break it to him gently – we want to avoid any unpleasantness. 2) an unpleasant quality … English dictionary
unpleasantness — noun 1. the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling • Ant: ↑pleasantness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unpleasant • Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑painfulness 2. the quality of giving displeasur … Useful english dictionary
Unpleasantness — 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
unpleasantness — noun a) The property of being unpleasant or disagreeable. b) An unpleasant behaviour, occurrence, etc. Ant: pleasantness … Wiktionary
