unpleasant

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Not enjoyable; making you feel uncomfortable, annoyed, or upset

   There was an unpleasant smell coming from the kitchen.

2. 2
   adj

   Unfriendly or rude in the way someone behaves

   The waiter was rather unpleasant to the customers.

Common collocations

• unpleasant situation Adjective + noun

From Middle English unplesaunt, equivalent to un- + pleasant.

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