: one that is undesirable
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Adjective
The drug has some undesirable side effects.
This may have undesirable consequences.
Frankly, it's an undesirable and unpleasant job.
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Confidence is being incredibly comfortable with the fact that good decisions sometimes lead to undesirable outcomes.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
According to a study by Amerisleep, the list of undesirables includes bacteria, body fluids, dead skin cells and dust mites, all of which can harm your health, not to mention your peace of mind.
—Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
With only three-plus months left to campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were left in a pretty undesirable position to try to beat an ascendant Donald Trump.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Confidence is being incredibly comfortable with the fact that good decisions sometimes lead to undesirable outcomes.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Because underground resistance fighters were considered enemies of the state by the communist Polish regime, Pilecki’s surviving family members were treated as undesirables.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
According to a study by Amerisleep, the list of undesirables includes bacteria, body fluids, dead skin cells and dust mites, all of which can harm your health, not to mention your peace of mind.
—Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undesirable. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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