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   Un·de·sir·a·ble

   /ˌəndəˈzī(ə)rəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not wanted or desirable because harmful, objectionable, or unpleasant: "the drug's undesirable side effects" Similar unpleasantdisagreeablenastyunacceptableunwelcomeunwantedunwished-forunenviableunappealingunfortunateinfelicitousunpleasantdisagreeabledistastefuldispleasingunacceptableoff-puttingobnoxiousnastydisgustingawfulterribledreadfulfrightfulrepulsiverepellentrepugnantrevoltingabhorrentloathsomehatefuldetestablereprehensibledeplorableappallinginsufferableintolerabledespicablecontemptiblebeyond the paleodiousvileobscenefoulunsavoryunpalatablesickeningnauseatingnauseousnoxiousinformal:ghastlyhorriblehorridbeastlyarchaic:disgustfulloathlyrare:exceptionablerebarbativeOpposite desirablepleasantpreferablepleasantagreeableacceptable

   noun

   • 1. a person considered to be objectionable in some way: "how could she go around with such undesirables?"

   Derivatives

   • 1. undesirability noun
   • 2. undesirableness noun
   • 3. undesirably adverb

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   • Being firm and expecting results is one thing, but destructive people who disrespect and bring down others are undesirable. Property values fell, crime went up and the neighborhood was becoming an undesirable place to live. A picture can be mis-framed so that a key subject is in an undesirable location.

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   Undesirable means not wanted, approved of, or popular. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

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   undesirable: 1 adj not wanted “ undesirable impurities in steel” “legislation excluding undesirable aliens” Synonyms: unwanted unenviable so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy hateful evoking or deserving hatred unwanted not wanted; not needed Antonyms: desirable worth having or seeking or achieving coveted , desired , in demand , ...