Definitions for undesirableˌʌn dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•de•sir•a•bleˌʌn dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl(adj.)
not desirable or attractive; objectionable.
(n.)an undesirable person or thing.
Origin of undesirable:
1660–70
un`de•sir′a•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
undesirable(adj)
one whose presence is undesirable
"rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables"
undesirable, unwanted(adj)
not wanted
"undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation"
undesirable, unsuitable(adj)
not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
undesirable(adjective)ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl
bad and not wanted
Some products may have undesirable effects on your skin.
Wiktionary
undesirable(Noun)
an undesirable person
undesirable(Adjective)
objectionable or not likely to please
Translations for undesirable
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ongewensteAfrikaans
- غَيْر مَرغوب فيهArabic
- нежеланBulgarian
- indesejávelPortuguese (BR)
- nežádoucíCzech
- unerwünschtGerman
- uønsketDanish
- ανεπιθύμητοςGreek
- indeseableSpanish
- ebasoovitavEstonian
- نامطلوبFarsi
- ei-toivottuFinnish
- non souhaitéFrench
- בִּלתִי רָצוּיHebrew
- अवांछनीयHindi
- nepoželjanCroatian
- nem kívánatosHungarian
- tidak diinginkanIndonesian
- óæskilegurIcelandic
- indesideratoItalian
- 望しくないJapanese
- 바람직하지 못한Korean
- nepageidaujamasLithuanian
- nevēlamsLatvian
- tdk diinginiMalay
- ongewenstDutch
- uønsket, uheldigNorwegian
- niepożądanyPolish
- نامطلوبPersian
- نا غوښتى، نه خوښيدونكى (نا مطلوبPashto
- indesejávelPortuguese
- nedoritRomanian
- нежелательныйRussian
- nežiaduciSlovak
- nezaželenSlovenian
- neželjenSerbian
- ickeönskvärdSwedish
- ไม่ต้องการThai
- istenmedik, tatsızTurkish
- 不想要的Chinese (Trad.)
- небажанийUkrainian
- غير مطلوبUrdu
- không mong muốnVietnamese
- 不想要的Chinese (Simp.)
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