Meaning of unpleasant in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   unpleasant

   Definitions

   1. causing disapproval or protest

   Examples

   • « a vulgar and objectionable person »

   Synonyms

   • offensive
2. 2. very unpleasant or annoying

   Synonyms

   • nasty
   • awful

3. Qualitative Adjective

   unpleasant

   Definitions

   1. not pleasant

   Examples

   • « an unpleasant personality »
   • « unpleasant repercussions »
   • « unpleasant odors »

   Synonyms

   • acerb
   • acerbic
   • acid
   • acrid
   • bitter
   • blistering
   • caustic
   • sulfurous
   • sulphurous
   • venomous
   • virulent
   • vitriolic
   • beastly
   • hellish
   • god-awful
   • dour
   • forbidding
   • grim
   • dreadful
   • embarrassing
   • mortifying
   • harsh
   • rough
   • harsh
   • hot
   • afflictive
   • painful
   • sore
   • rebarbative
   • repellent
   • repellant
   • sharp
   • sharp-worded
   • tart
   • ungrateful
   • unhappy
   • unlovely

   Antonyms

   • pleasant

See also

• displeasing
• ill-natured
• nasty
• offensive
• unpalatable