unpleasantness
unpleasantness
Definition
un·pleas·ant·ness (-nis)
noun
- an unpleasant quality or condition
- an unpleasant situation, relationship, etc.
- a quarrel or disagreement
- unpleased
- unpleasing
- unpledged
- unpliable
- unploughed
- unplowed
unpleasantness
Synonyms
unpleasantness
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- life: It protects them from the hard unpleasantness of life while changing its place and shape to suit their convenience.
Converse of object
- avoid: To avoid any unpleasantness, those unwilling to comply should not seek to take part.
- cause: Poor cab design, from which many locomotives suffer, having poorly laid out controls etc cause severe unpleasantness for crews.
- have: True, they had the unpleasantness of often witnessing acts of odious despotism, ' lettres de cachet ' , etc.
- feel: I did some work with this chi; feeling the unpleasantness and breathing through it.
- involve: This way, you distance yourself from any unpleasantness involved in reminding a client they owe you money!
Adjective modifier
- such: We would not allow such unpleasantness on a racial basis.
- much: And we never reckoned it would involve so much unpleasantness.
- occasional: I do accept the need for occasional unpleasantness to others.
- current: They have also been keen to emphasize that they are open for business during the current unpleasantness.
- unnecessary: Failure by officials, or by the media, to use the D-Notice system usually ends in unnecessary unpleasantness.
- other: Would he experience a media boycott, or some other unpleasantness?
Browse dictionary entries near unpleasantness
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