Definitions for unpleasant
ʌnˈplɛz əntun·pleas·ant

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. unpleasant(adj)

   disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. unpleasant(Adjective)

   Not pleasant.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Unpleasant(adj)

   not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce unpleasant?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Emily Sarah:

   Needless to say, Fernet's herby freshness was a pleasant surprise and lacked the negative associations with the unpleasant consequences of sweet drinks.

2. Americo Mello:

   The Christmas get-together may be that one time a year when you are forced to interact with unpleasant family members, and your past history with those family members, too, which maybe is not a positive one, but there are a few things you can do to manage the expectations and stresses that come with the holiday get-together.

3. Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human:

   People who comprehend a thing to its very depths rarely stay faithful to it forever. For they have brought its depths into the light of day: and in the depths there is always much that is unpleasant to see.

4. Louis Kronenberger:

   Many people today don't want honest answers insofar as honest means unpleasant or disturbing. They want a soft answer that turneth away anxiety.

5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

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