: one that is undesirable
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Adjective
The drug has some undesirable side effects.
This may have undesirable consequences.
Frankly, it's an undesirable and unpleasant job.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately for the Avs, the end result was undesirable, as Colorado blew a 3-0 lead en route to a 4-3 loss at Ball Arena.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
William Henck, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Last year, Mbappe was one of them when he was dumped into what is called the ‘loft’ in France — a group of undesirables akin to what is known as the ‘bomb squad’ in English football.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 20 July 2024
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Adjective
But many parts of the U.S. economy, such as construction and agriculture, are staffed by undocumented immigrants, who take on jobs undesirable to residents.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately for the Avs, the end result was undesirable, as Colorado blew a 3-0 lead en route to a 4-3 loss at Ball Arena.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
Extra funding means nothing when the IRS is used to go after political opponents and perceived undesirables.
—William Henck, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Last year, Mbappe was one of them when he was dumped into what is called the ‘loft’ in France — a group of undesirables akin to what is known as the ‘bomb squad’ in English football.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 20 July 2024
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undesirable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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