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   Dis·a·gree·a·ble

   /ˌdisəˈɡrēəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not pleasant or enjoyable: "some aspects of his work are disagreeable to him" Similar unpleasantdispleasingnastyhorribledreadfulhorridfrightfulabominableodiousoffensiveobnoxiousobjectionablerepugnantrepulsiverepellentrevoltingdisgustingfoulvilenauseatingsickeninghatefuldetestabledistastefulunsavoryunpalatableOpposite pleasant
   • ▪ unfriendly and bad-tempered: "Henry was always a very disagreeable boy" Similar bad-temperedill-temperedill-naturedill-humoredcurmudgeonlycrosscrabbedirritablegrumpypeevishsnappishpetulantsulkysullenpricklyunfriendlyunpleasantnastymeanmean-spiritedrudesurlydiscourteousimpolitebrusqueabruptdifficultcontrarychurlishdisobligingcruelviciousspitefulinformal:grouchyOpposite likablepleasant

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘discordant, incongruous’): from Old French desagreable, based on agreer ‘agree’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disagreeableness noun
   • 2. disagreeably adverb

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   What does it mean if a person is disagreeable?

   • n. an unpleasant or repugnant circumstance, attribute, thing, etc.: Bent on being cheerful, he suppressed any mention of the disagreeable in our conversation. disagreeables, the disagreeable aspects of a situation, course of action, etc.: The pleasant features of the arrangement far outweigh the disagreeables.

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   What is a disagreeable adjective?

   • (of a person) rude and unfriendly synonym unpleasant Are you always as disagreeable as this when you don’t get what you want? Definition of disagreeable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the word 'disagreable' mean?

   • disagreeables, the disagreeable aspects of a situation, course of action, etc.: The pleasant features of the arrangement far outweigh the disagreeables. Middle French desagreable.

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   What is a 'disagreeable child'?

   • Disagreeableness is a characteristic that smacks of a child who is an embarrassment to their parents—a child a parent can't control, a "problem child" that will act up in class, a teenager who will never find a date to the prom. Basically, every parent's worst nightmare.

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   noun. an unpleasant or repugnant circumstance, attribute, thing, etc.: Bent on being cheerful, he suppressed any mention of the disagreeable in our conversation. disagreeables, the disagreeable aspects of a situation, course of action, etc.: The pleasant features of the arrangement far outweigh the disagreeables. disagreeable. / ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl /

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   Definition of disagreeable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the word disagreeable mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word disagreeable, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word disagreeable? About 2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

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   adjective. These are words and phrases related to disagreeable. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of disagreeable. The weather has been thoroughly disagreeable all week. Synonyms. unpleasant. nasty. displeasing. distasteful. unpalatable. grating. repugnant. disgusting. harsh. repellent. repulsive.

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   adjective. formal uk / ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbl / us. unpleasant: a disagreeable old man. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.

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   DISAGREEABLE meaning: 1 : not pleasing unpleasant or offensive; 2 : difficult to deal with easily angered or annoyed.

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   n. an unpleasant or repugnant circumstance, attribute, thing, etc.: Bent on being cheerful, he suppressed any mention of the disagreeable in our conversation. disagreeables, the disagreeable aspects of a situation, course of action, etc.: The pleasant features of the arrangement far outweigh the disagreeables. Middle French desagreable.