unpleasant
US /ənˈplɛzənt/
adjective Advanced · C1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The strong smell from the kitchen made the office very unpleasant.
Word Family
NounNoun
unpleasantness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
unpleasant gốc
AdverbAdv
unpleasantly
Synonyms
- disagreeablenot to your liking
- offensivethe action of attacking an enemy
- distastefulnot pleasing in odor or taste
Collocations
- Easy unpleasant smelldescribing unpleasant smell (disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings)
- Medium unpleasant working environmentdescribing unpleasant working environment (disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings)
- Hard an unpleasant surprise in fiscal audit findingsreferring to an unpleasant surprise in fiscal audit findings
- Very Hard swallow the unpleasant pill of total capitulationto swallow the unpleasant pill of total capitulation, meaning to pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
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