单词 | unpleasant |
释义 | unpleasant (once / 284 pages) adj Something unpleasant is disagreeable, painful, or annoying in some way. No one likes unpleasant experiences. Since pleasant things are enjoyable in some way, unpleasant things are hard to enjoy. Being in pain is unpleasant. So is being stuck in traffic. It's unpleasant when someone is rude. If your feelings or senses don't like something, it's likely unpleasant. The word pleasant comes from the French plaisir, "to please." If something doesn't please you, it's unpleasant. WORD FAMILYunpleasant: unpleasanter, unpleasantest, unpleasantly, unpleasantness+/displease: displeased, displeases, displeasing, displeasure/displeased: displeasedly/displeasing: displeasingly/displeasure: displeasures/pleasance: pleasances/pleasant: pleasance, pleasanter, pleasantest, pleasantly, pleasantness, unpleasant/pleasantness: pleasantnesses/please: displease, pleasant, pleased, pleaseed, pleaser, pleases, pleasing, pleasure/pleased: pleaseder, pleasedly/pleaser: pleasers/pleasing: pleasinger, pleasingly, pleasingness, pleasings, unpleasing/pleasurable: pleasurablest, pleasurably/pleasure: pleasurable, pleasures/unpleasantness: unpleasantnesses/unpleasing: unpleasingly, unpleasingness USAGE EXAMPLES"There was then a robust discussion. I felt scared. The situation was extremely unpleasant." BBC(Jan 02, 2017) They were also in response to what Washington says is the unpleasant hounding of US diplomats in Moscow over a period of years. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) To retire as a child star packs a particularly unpleasant wallop. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) adj disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings an unpleasant personality unpleasant repercussions unpleasant odors Syn|Ant ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition awful, nastyoffensive or even (of persons) malicious offensiveunpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses unpalatablenot pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolicharsh or corrosive in tone beastly, god-awful, hellishvery unpleasant dour, forbidding, grimharshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance dreadfulvery unpleasant embarrassing, mortifyingcausing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation harsh, roughunpleasantly stern harshdisagreeable to the senses hotvery unpleasant or even dangerous afflictive, painful, sorecausing misery or pain or distress rebarbative, repellant, repellentserving or tending to repel sharp, sharp-worded, tartharsh ungratefuldisagreeable unhappycausing discomfort displeasingcausing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities pleasant affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings good-naturedhaving an easygoing and cheerful disposition nicepleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance beautiful(of weather) highly enjoyable dulcetextremely pleasant in a gentle way enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurableaffording satisfaction or pleasure gratefulaffording comfort or pleasure idyllicsuggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene pleasinggiving pleasure and satisfaction |
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