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I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire... that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.
Camille Claudel

Meaning of "unpleasant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNPLEASANT

unpleasant  [ʌnˈplɛzənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPLEASANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unpleasant is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNPLEASANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

unpleasant

Suffering

Suffering, or pain in a broad sense, is an experience of unpleasantness and aversion associated with the perception of harm or threat of harm in an individual. Suffering is the basic element that makes up the negative valence of affective phenomena. Suffering may be qualified as physical or mental. It may come in all degrees of intensity, from mild to intolerable. Factors of duration and frequency of occurrence usually compound that of intensity. Attitudes toward suffering may vary widely, in the sufferer or other people, according to how much it is regarded as avoidable or unavoidable, useful or useless, deserved or undeserved. Suffering occurs in the lives of sentient beings in numerous manners, and often dramatically. As a result, many fields of human activity are concerned, from their own points of view, with some aspects of suffering. These aspects may include the nature of suffering, its processes, its origin and causes, its meaning and significance, its related personal, social, and cultural behaviors, its remedies, management, and uses.

Definition of unpleasant in the English dictionary

The definition of unpleasant in the dictionary is not pleasant or agreeable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPLEASANT


accusant
əˈkjuːzənt
Besant
ˈbɛzənt
bezant
ˈbɛzənt
bezzant
ˈbɛzənt
brisant
ˈbriːzənt
cicatrisant
ˌsɪkəˈtraɪzənt
cognisant
ˈkɒɡnɪzənt
cognizant
ˈkɒɡnɪzənt
complaisant
kəmˈpleɪzənt
doesn´t
ˈdʌzənt
hasn´t
ˈhæzənt
isn´t
ˈɪzənt
omnipresent
ˌɒmnɪˈprɛzənt
peasant
ˈpɛzənt
pheasant
ˈfɛzənt
pleasant
ˈplɛzənt
present
ˈprɛzənt
recusant
ˈrɛkjʊzənt
wasn´t
ˈwɒzənt
wisent
ˈwiːzənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPLEASANT

unplanned
unplanted
unplastered
unplasticized
unplausible
unplausibly
unplausive
unplayable
unplayed
unpleasantly
unpleasantness
unpleasantry
unpleased
unpleasing
unpleasingly
unpleasurable
unpleasurably
unpleated
unpledged
unpledged delegate

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPLEASANT

antidepressant
argus pheasant
croissant
degreasant
depressant
displeasant
en passant
golden pheasant
immunosuppressant
incessant
malfeasant
Maupassant
Ouessant
passant
pissant
puissant
ring-necked pheasant
sant
Stuyvesant
versant

Synonyms and antonyms of unpleasant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNPLEASANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unpleasant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unpleasant

Translation of «unpleasant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNPLEASANT

Find out the translation of unpleasant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unpleasant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unpleasant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使人不愉快的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desagradable
570 millions of speakers

English

unpleasant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अप्रिय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَيْرُ لَطِيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неприятный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desagradável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপ্রীতিকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désagréable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tidak menyenangkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unangenehm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不愉快な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불쾌한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora nyenengake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khó chịu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரும்பத்தகாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रिय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hoş olmayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spiacevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprzyjemny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неприємний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neplăcut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυσάρεστος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onaangename
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otrevlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ubehagelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unpleasant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPLEASANT»

The term «unpleasant» is very widely used and occupies the 19.570 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of unpleasant
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «unpleasant».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPLEASANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unpleasant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unpleasant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unpleasant

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNPLEASANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unpleasant.
1
Richard Bach
There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go.
2
Walter Bagehot
Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind.
3
Samuel Barber
I was meant to be a composer and will be I'm sure. Don't ask me to try to forget this unpleasant thing and go play football - please.
4
David Bohm
And thought struggles against the results, trying to avoid those unpleasant results while keeping on with that way of thinking. That is what I call 'sustained incoherence.
5
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
The sense of smell explores; deleterious substances almost always have an unpleasant smell.
6
Barbara Broccoli
The paparazzi terrify and torment people and endanger people and it's really unpleasant.
7
Pat Brown
Telling the community a serial killer is out there stirs up a lot of unpleasant attention.
8
Leroy Chiao
There were different challenges along the way. Certainly the food shortage was unpleasant.
9
Camille Claudel
I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire... that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.
10
Tyler Cowen
A bad or mediocre meal is more than just an unpleasant taste, it is an unnecessary negation of one of life's pleasures - a wasted chance to refine our palates, learn about the world, and share a rewarding experience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPLEASANT»

Discover the use of unpleasant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unpleasant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays
Whether detailing the horrors of Orwell's boyhood in an English boarding school or bringing to life the sights, sounds, and smells of the Spanish Civil War, these essays weave together the personal and the political in an unmistakable style ...
George Orwell, George Packer, 2009
2
Unpleasant Ways to Die
Cartoonist Elan Fleisher has a problem--he can`t stop thinking about death. He`s obsessed with death. He is consumed with death. His one problem is that he is perfectly healthy, so he draws deathly things instead. Illustrated.
Elan Fleisher, 1989
3
Plays Unpleasant
With Plays Unpleasant, Shaw issued a radical challenge to his audiences' complacency and exposed social evils through his dramatization of the moral conflicts between youthful idealism and economic reality, promiscuity and marriage, and the ...
George Bernard Shaw, 2005
4
The Crude, Unpleasant Age of Pirates: The Disgusting Details ...
"Describes disgusting details about daily life on pirate ships, including housing, food, and sanitation"--Provided by publisher.
Christopher Forest, 2010
5
Speaking the Unpleasant: The Politics of (non)Engagement in ...
Discusses the issue of engagement, and nonengagement, of students in multicultural education programs.
Rudolfo Chávez Chávez, James O'Donnell, 1998
6
Wayfaring: Essays Pleasant and Unpleasant
Presents a collection of essays and book reviews covering a variety of topics in religion, philosophy, and literature.
Alan Jacobs, 2010
7
Stuck in the Middle: Seventeen Comics from an Unpleasant Age
The hardships, dramas, and joys of seventh and eighth grade are presented in a collection of colorful tales, illustrated by an array of graphic novelists, including Daniel Clowes and Ariel Schrag.
Ariel Schrag, 2007
8
Calming Upset Customers: Staying Effective During Unpleasant ...
Shows how to resolve conflicts with customers quickly and professionally in all types of situations.
Rebecca L. Morgan, 2002
9
Tales of the Truly Unpleasant: Humor Columns By:
A collection of Sunday Punch columns Johnston wrote for the Seattle Times' Pacific Northwest magazine, plus a selection of the "restaurant reviews" and Just Ask Johnston question-and-answer columns he wrote for the paper's Eastside edition.
Steve Johnston, 2010
10
"An Unpleasant Wartime Function": Race, Film Censorship, and ...
This paper will try to untangle how the U.S. Office of War Information's Bureau of Motion Pictures tried to enact change in the world, using Hollywood films, during World War II. It will also show how inconsistencies within the agency and ...
Jessica Lauren Wagner, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPLEASANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unpleasant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Unpleasant odor spurs brief evacuation of NJ school
WEST NEW YORK – Thirty students were taken to the hospital as a precaution after an “unpleasant odor” filled a northern New Jersey elementary school. «Asbury Park Press, Apr 15»
2
Rowan Atkinson: 'Mr Bean could be extremely unpleasant'
"I think sometimes he can be rather sweet, as children can, and sometimes he can be extremely unpleasant, as children can. He covers the child spectrum, ... «Digital Spy UK, Mar 15»
3
'Your cat has spent an unpleasant night'
Photograph By Campbell River Courier-Islander. A Campbell River cat spent an 'unpleasant night' away from home, according to a note duct taped to her collar. «Times Colonist, Mar 15»
4
Turning around 'Mount Unpleasant' – board candidates on village …
As far as development in general, the biggest thing that I've seen that we've done is to turn the “Mount Unpleasant,” as we were known for years, into a “Mount ... «Journal Times, Mar 15»
5
Fuel Scarcity is Unpleasant Development, Says TUC
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has described the ongoing fuel scarcity across the country as an unpleasant development which has truncated the joy ... «THISDAY Live, Mar 15»
6
Jurors offered counselling after 'unpleasant' trial
Jurors have been offered counselling after returning mainly guilty verdicts after hearing "unpleasant evidence" during a bondage-and-sex trial in the ... «The Press, Feb 15»
7
'Plebgate' libel trial: Andrew Mitchell was 'unpleasant'
A police officer who accompanied Andrew Mitchell on two foreign trips says the former cabinet minister was "unpleasant until he got what he wanted". «BBC News, Nov 14»
8
Beware unpleasant surprise in forecasting 2015
The finance industry is already starting to turn its attention to next year, with the first 2015 outlooks trickling out. It is worth considering the big mistake most ... «Financial Times, Nov 14»
9
Joachim Loew expecting an "unpleasant" night against Ireland
WORLD Cup winning manager Joachim Loew says he is expecting an "unpleasant" night at home to Ireland in the Euro 2016 qualifiers in 11 days' time. «Irish Independent, Oct 14»
10
Raising awareness on the unpleasant practices of the fashion industry
I stopped writing about fashion because I did not want to contribute to the unpleasant practices of the fashion industry, such as how workers are exploited ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Sep 14»

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