Definitions for unpleasant
ʌnˈplɛz əntun·pleas·ant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. unpleasantadjective

   disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings

   "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unpleasantadjective

   Not pleasant.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unpleasantadjective

   Not delighting; troublesome; uneasy.

   Their skilful ears perceive certain harsh and unpleasant discords in the sound of our common prayer, such as the rules of divine harmony, such as the laws of God cannot bear. Richard Hooker.

   O sweet Portia!
   Here are a few of the unpleasant’st words
   That ever blotted paper. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

   Wisdom is very unpleasant to the unlearned. Ecclus. v. 20.

   Upon Adam’s disobedience, God chased him out of paradise, the most delicious part of the earth, into some other, the most barren and unpleasant. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

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1. unpleasant

   Unpleasant refers to something or someone causing discomfort, distress, or annoyance, typically due to being disagreeable or objectionable. It can describe a situation, sight, smell, taste, sound, or feeling that is not enjoyable or agreeable, often evoking a negative emotional response.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unpleasantadjective

   not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unpleasant

   un-plez′ant, adj. not pleasant: disagreeable.—adj. Unpleasable (-plē′), not to be pleased.—n. Unpleas′ance.—adv. Unpleas′antly, in an unpleasant manner: disagreeably.—ns. Unpleas′antness, state or quality of being unpleasant: disagreeableness; Unpleas′antry, want of pleasantness: any unpleasant occurrence, any particular discomfort.—adjs. Unpleased (-plēzd′), displeased; Unpleasing (-plē′), displeasing, disgusting.—adv. Unpleasingly (-plē′).—n. Unpleasingness (-plē′).—adj. Unpleas′urable, not giving pleasure.—adv. Unpleas′urably.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unpleasant' in Adjectives Frequency: #857

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unpleasant in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unpleasant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of unpleasant in a Sentence

1. Steven Fielding:

   It is going to be complicated, it is going to be messy, it is going to be very unpleasant.

2. Sean Wensley:

   Vaccinations have helped to protect millions of pets from serious diseases such as parvovirus, cat flu and Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease, if people don't vaccinate, we risk seeing a rise in extremely unpleasant, preventable, diseases that can cause considerable animal suffering and death.

3. Mary Ann Burg:

   If people feel better prepared even if they have negative consequences, do they cope with it better than if it were an unpleasant surprise?

4. Paul Tabori, _The Natural Science of Stupidity_. (New York: ChiltonCompany, 1960), p. 104.:

   Modern war has decimated many a country; but it has always spawned millions of bureaucrats. They fatten on shortages and thrive on trouble. Peace can never offer such opportunities for exercising petty tyrannies, using red tape to regiment the individual and making life generally unpleasant.

5. Rod Rosenstein:

   One of the difficulties Robert Jackson faced was what Robert Jackson called the' unpleasant duty' of responding to congressional inquiries.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unpleasant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unpleasant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unpleasant
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpleasant
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unpleasant