unpleasant
adjective
un·pleas·ant
ˌən-ˈple-zᵊnt 
: not pleasant : not amiable or agreeable : displeasing
unpleasant odors
unpleasantly
adverb
Examples of unpleasant in a Sentence
I stopped taking the drug because of its unpleasant side effects.
There was an unpleasant smell coming from the basement.
The weather is so unpleasant here.
I like the shop, but the staff are so unpleasant.
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While others may have had frightening or unpleasant experiences with water, or dislike the unknown element of a body of water.
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Kristin Canning, Wired News, 21 May 2025
Today after dropping off groceries, my wife noted that the refrigerator, in her opinion, had an unpleasant odor.
—Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2025
While others may have had frightening or unpleasant experiences with water, or dislike the unknown element of a body of water.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
For those with severe tinnitus, their involuntary facial twitches and pupil dilation occurred in response to pleasant and unpleasant sounds, as their nervous system was unable to differentiate good from bad.
—Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unpleasant
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“Unpleasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpleasant. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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unpleasant
adjective
un·pleas·ant
ˌən-ˈplez-ᵊnt
ˈən-
: not pleasant : not friendly or agreeable : displeasing
unpleasantly
adverb
unpleasantness
noun
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