unpleasant
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unpleasantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of unpleasant
Example Sentences
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Envy, boredom and other unpleasant emotions have value that can be too easily overlooked.
She had a strong, but not unpleasant smell, like fresh things that grow in the earth.
From Literature
Some found him abrasive and unpleasant to work with.
Long seen as a shining light of stable democracy in Asia, Yoon's failed bid to seize power stirred unpleasant memories of the military coups that jolted the nation between 1960 and 1980.
From Barron's
He believed in ignoring unpleasant facts, in hopes that they’d go away.
From Literature
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