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Meanings of unpleasantness in English
Catalan
caràcter desagradable Spanish
sensación desagradable Quality of causing displeasure.
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Examples for "displeasing"
Examples for "displeasing"
1
There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable.
2
She was a young woman of unexceptional appearance, neither beautiful nor displeasing.
3
They have all very much the same general features, pleasing and displeasing.
4
Singularity is, I think, in its own nature universally and invariably displeasing.
5
I can now hear of displeasing things with pity, and without indignation.
1
I feared the disagreeableness of the duty might make you depute your under-sheriff.
2
To my palate the dill pickle appeals as almost the acme of disagreeableness.
3
The next morning it all came over again with increased disagreeableness.
4
But look upon that man-see but the disagreeableness of his person-
5
However, the consolation that resides in great majorities balanced the disagreeableness of particular oppositions.
1
Delegates referred to the undesirability of once again replacing a manager after two years.
2
Geographic undesirability had been a turn-off to her ever since.
3
And then, too, there is the undesirability of drawing notice-
4
When the concept of discomfort and its undesirability was made clear, they worked to alleviate it.
5
The news that he was marrying Cathleen so soon after our wedding only confirmed my undesirability.
1
Life is an unenjoyable Canaan, with nothing real or substantial in it.
2
An unenjoyable process: the flowers were wet and dripped some sort of ichor.
3
It's the most unenjoyable weekend of your life.
4
I know you can help us greatly, and I think it will not be altogether unenjoyable to you.
5
Without it, life would be unenjoyable.
1
I was the prey of this particular, not at all unpleasurable, restlessness.
2
This hint of the contrary gave her a strong sensation, not altogether unpleasurable.
3
This suggestion did not carry with it the unpleasurable emotions which the Mandarin anticipated it would.
4
No, the sensation was certainly not unpleasurable.
5
The Spy was so sweet that Louis's taste buds cramped momentarily... but that was not a totally unpleasurable sensation.
Usage of unpleasantness in English
1
However, surrender them now and we can avoid a lot of unpleasantness.
2
She said you went to visit them before all this... unpleasantness occurred.
3
The sea protected her and spared her the unpleasantness of mighty neighbours.
4
Let's not have any unpleasantness.' He turned his attention back to her.
5
With all its unpleasantness it was infinitely preferable to the other alternative.
6
But I did not see that that qualified the unpleasantness by much.
7
There is, however, no unpleasantness of any kind; everything passes most peacefully.
8
There had been no trouble, no excitement, no unpleasantness in her life.
9
I seem to recall that there was some real unpleasantness up there.
10
Of course I would not do anything that would cause you unpleasantness.
11
The ConCom collectively hemmed and hawed, pretending they hadn't expected any unpleasantness.
12
There is likely to be some unpleasantness ahead for all of us.
13
Sir Christopher, notwithstanding the unpleasantness of his situation, could not avoid smiling.
14
I fancy there might have been some little friction and unpleasantness, sir.
15
During the unpleasantness with DC, he was taking the brunt of it.
16
If it be so,-toavoid unpleasantness,-itshould be sent back at once.
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