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unpleasantness Definition

un·pleas·ant·ness (-nis)

noun

  1. an unpleasant quality or condition
  2. an unpleasant situation, relationship, etc.
  3. a quarrel or disagreement

  • unpleased
  • unpleasing
  • unpledged
  • unpliable
  • unploughed
  • unplowed
unpleasantness Synonyms

unpleasantness

n.

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?