Definition of 'unpleasant'
British English pronunciation
American English pronunciation
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unpleasant in American English
adjective
not pleasant; offensive; disagreeable
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Derived forms
unpleasantly (unˈpleasantly)
adverb
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unpleasant in American English
(ʌnˈplezənt)
adjective
not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive
an unpleasant taste
an unpleasant situation
an unpleasant manner
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unpleasantly adverb
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[1525–35; un-1 + pleasant]Examples of 'unpleasant' in a sentence
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unpleasant
British English: unpleasant
/ʌnˈplɛznt/ ADJECTIVE
If something is unpleasant, it gives you bad feelings, for example by making you feel upset or uncomfortable.
The symptoms of a cold can be uncomfortable and unpleasant.
- American English: unpleasant /ʌnˈplɛzənt/
- Arabic: غَيْرُ لَطِيف
- Brazilian Portuguese: desagradável
- Chinese: 使人不愉快的
- Croatian: neprijatan
- Czech: nepříjemný
- Danish: ubehagelig
- Dutch: onplezierig
- European Spanish: desagradable grosero
- Finnish: epämiellyttävä
- French: désagréable
- German: unangenehm
- Greek: δυσάρεστος
- Italian: spiacevole
- Japanese: 不愉快な
- Korean: 불쾌한
- Norwegian: ubehagelig
- Polish: nieprzyjemny
- European Portuguese: desagradável
- Romanian: neplăcut
- Russian: неприятный
- Latin American Spanish: desagradable
- Swedish: otrevlig
- Thai: ไม่สดชื่น, ไม่น่ายินดี
- Turkish: hoş olmayan
- Ukrainian: неприємний
- Vietnamese: khó chịu
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