Definition of undesirable
: not desirable : unwanted
- undesirable side effects
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Examples of undesirable in a Sentence
The drug has some undesirable side effects.
This may have undesirable consequences.
Frankly, it's an undesirable and unpleasant job.
Recent Examples of undesirable from the Web
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When set, they are released from their molds onto the conveyor belt, which then passes through a metal detector to catch any potential undesirable particles, as well as a final visual inspection by an Ocho employee.
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Parents with undesirable traits might be coerced by laws—or, more likely, preferential insurance rates—to use the technologies.
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The majority of the panel considered the suggestion that the genetic trait needed to be stopped was a negative one, and considered that the most reasonable interpretation of this line was that having red hair was undesirable.
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But some soldiers say those treatments are inadequate or produce undesirable side effects.
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Somewhere down the line, popcorn ceilings have become high up on the undesirable list, but why?
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Key tasks include preventing systemic risk, targeted deleveraging and reducing credit flows to undesirable areas.
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Imagine if a gardener picked all the prettiest flowers and left only the undesirable weeds to regenerate.
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Surrounded by vacant lots and warehouses, the restaurant was welcomed by area workers and adventurous early residents of the then-undesirable neighborhood.
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First Known Use of undesirable
1667
Recent Examples of undesirable from the Web
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Rohingya, treated as undesirables in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, used to flee by sea by the thousands each year until security in Myanmar was tightened after an upsurge of refugees in 2015 caused regional concern.
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Rohingya, treated as undesirables in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, used to flee by sea by the thousands each year.
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But when applied to the mentally ill and other undesirables, the euthanasia movement became tied to the eugenics movement.
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Its effect, however, will give the army complete and absolute jurisdiction over any undesirables in any section of the country.
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Dumanis and her chief opponent, former Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, are certain to be paired up with undesirables by the opposition.
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Bringing in a great band helps, but too many undesirables started showing up in droves, so police had to be rented.
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The undesirables are migrants or refugees, the desirables are expats or cosmopolitans.
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There were a couple of keys to attracting bites from the lunker trout and not the undesirables that were in the area, Schultz said.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undesirable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of undesirable
1883
UNDESIRABLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of undesirable for English Language Learners
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: bad, harmful, or unpleasant : not worth having or getting : not desirable
UNDESIRABLE Defined for Kids
Definition of undesirable for Students
: having qualities that are not pleasing or wanted
- an undesirable effect
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