disagreeable
adjective
dis·agree·able
ˌdis-ə-ˈgrē-ə-bəl 
1
: causing discomfort : unpleasant, offensive
a disagreeable odor
2
: marked by ill temper : peevish
a disagreeable person
disagreeableness
noun
Examples of disagreeable in a Sentence
The medicine had a disagreeable taste.
the disagreeable odor of the garbage
I've never known her to be so disagreeable.
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
This danger is creating a modern sycophancy crisis in which the over-agreeableness of AI is leading to very disagreeable results.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
My favorite movie of the year is a disagreeable but highly entertaining tale as exhausting as today’s politics with characters nobody could possibly root for.
—John Waters, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Over the weekend, reports emerged that the higher tariffs followed a disagreeable Thursday phone call between Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter and Trump — which Swiss officials rejected, according to Reuters.
—Sophie Kiderlin,jenni Reid, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
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disagreeable
adjective
dis·agree·able
ˌdis-ə-ˈgrē-ə-bəl
1
: causing discomfort : unpleasant, offensive
a disagreeable taste
2
: having a bad disposition : peevish
a disagreeable person
disagreeableness
noun
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