unpleasant
adjective
un·pleas·ant
ˌən-ˈple-zᵊnt 
: not pleasant : not amiable or agreeable : displeasing
unpleasant odors
unpleasantly
adverb
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Examples of unpleasant in a Sentence
I stopped taking the drug because of its unpleasant side effects.
There was an unpleasant smell coming from the basement.
The weather is so unpleasant here.
I like the shop, but the staff are so unpleasant.
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
While wildly unpleasant, most people affected with norovirus see their symptoms resolve within a few days, the Mayo Clinic says.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Brown’s pages on her corgis, those rather unpleasant little Welsh dogs, are a comic masterpiece.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Commonly available tests can distinguish between types A and B, but not whether someone has seasonal flu, which is unpleasant but usually relatively harmless, or bird flu, also known as H5N1, which is new to the immune system and potentially more dangerous.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Unpleasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpleasant. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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unpleasant
adjective
un·pleas·ant
ˌən-ˈplez-ᵊnt
ˈən-
: not pleasant : not friendly or agreeable : displeasing
unpleasantly
adverb
unpleasantness
noun
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