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   disagreeable

   /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. unpleasant or unenjoyable: "a disagreeable thought" Similar unpleasantdispleasingnastyhorribledreadfulhorridfrightfulabominableodiousoffensiveobnoxiousobjectionablerepugnantrepulsiverepellentrevoltingdisgustingfoulvilenauseatingsickeninghatefuldetestabledistastefulunsavouryunpalatableOpposite pleasant
   • ▪ unfriendly and bad-tempered: "Henry was always a very disagreeable boy" Similar bad-temperedill-temperedill-naturedill-humouredcurmudgeonlycrosscrabbedirritablegrumpypeevishsnappishpetulantsulkysullenpricklyunfriendlyunpleasantnastymeanmean-spiritedrudesurlydiscourteousimpolitebrusqueabruptdifficultcontrarychurlishdisobligingcruelviciousspitefulinformal:grouchyOpposite likeablepleasant

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. disagreeableness noun
   • 2. disagreeably adverb

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   What does disagreeable mean?

   • DISAGREEABLE definition: 1. unpleasant: 2. unpleasant: 3. unpleasant; unattractive: . Learn more.

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   What is a thoroughly disagreeable person?

   • a thoroughly disagreeable person. Bent on being cheerful, he suppressed any mention of the disagreeable in our conversation. The pleasant features of the arrangement far outweigh the disagreeables. First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Middle French word desagreable. See dis- 1, agreeable

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   What are some examples of disagreeable things?

   • The medicine had a disagreeable taste. the disagreeable odor of the garbage I've never known her to be so disagreeable. Recent Examples on the Web But why shouldn’t disagreeable things happen to us?

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   Can a woman become disagreeable?

   • She must dominate, she must have authority, and without sufficient scope for her powers can become disagreeable. The inference which follows may be disagreeable, but it can not be escaped. To be 70 is to have escaped the disagreeable fate of dying young. When blue partakes in some degree of the pltis side, the effect is not disagreeable.

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   unpleasant; unattractive: The drinking water had a disagreeable oily taste. (Definition of disagreeable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of disagreeable. disagreeable.

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   The meaning of DISAGREEABLE is causing discomfort : unpleasant, offensive. How to use disagreeable in a sentence.

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   Learn the meaning of disagreeable as an adjective to describe something or someone unpleasant or unfriendly. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and word frequency of disagreeable.

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   noun. an unpleasant or repugnant circumstance, attribute, thing, etc.: Bent on being cheerful, he suppressed any mention of the disagreeable in our conversation. disagreeables, the disagreeable aspects of a situation, course of action, etc.: The pleasant features of the arrangement far outweigh the disagreeables. disagreeable. / ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl /

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   Disagreeable means unpleasant or unattractive. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms and translations.

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   If something is disagreeable, it's unpleasant, like the disagreeable smell of your wet sneakers. And if a person is disagreeable, they're rude or irritable, like your disagreeable upstairs neighbor.

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   Disagreeable means not nice or pleasant, or rude and unfriendly. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and example sentences.