unpleasant

CEFRB1

/ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not enjoyable and likely to cause discomfort or dislike.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not pleasant.

Examples

  • Don't you find it unpleasant walking in the rain?

  • He has the power to make things very unpleasant for us.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Wet blankets are not always unpleasant after you get to know them.

  • O sweet Portia, / Here are a few of the unpleasant’st words / That ever blotted paper!

  • The very circumstance, in its unpleasantest form, which they would each have been most anxious to avoid, had fallen on them.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English unplesaunt, equivalent to un- + pleasant.