Meaning of disagreeable in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˌdɪsəˈɡriəb(ə)l/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   disagreeable

   Definitions

   1. not agreeing with your tastes or expectations

   Examples

   • « found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it »
   • « a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him »

   Synonyms

   • uncongenial
   • incompatible

2. Qualitative Adjective

   disagreeable

   Etymology

   late Middle English (in the sense ‘discordant, incongruous’): from Old French desagreable, based on agreer‘agree’

   Definitions

   1. not to your liking

   Examples

   • « a most disagreeable journey »
   • « a disagreeable old man »
   • « in a disagreeable mood »

   Synonyms

   • annoying
   • bothersome
   • galling
   • irritating
   • nettlesome
   • pesky
   • pestering
   • pestiferous
   • plaguy
   • plaguey
   • teasing
   • vexatious
   • vexing
   • harsh
   • abrasive
   • nerve-racking
   • nerve-wracking
   • stressful
   • trying
   • unsweet

   Antonyms

   • agreeable

See also

• ill-natured