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unpleasantness
un·pleas·ant·ness U0101900 (ŭn-plĕz′ənt-nĭs)n.1. The quality or condition of being unpleasant.2. An unpleasant experience or situation.unpleasantness (ʌnˈplɛzəntnɪs) n1. the state or quality of being unpleasant2. an unpleasant event, situation, etc3. a disagreement or quarrelun•pleas•ant•ness (ʌnˈplɛz ənt nɪs)
n. 1. the quality or state of being unpleasant. 2. something that is displeasing. [1540–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  unpleasantness - the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feelingpainfulness, pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness"pleasantness - the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling | | 2. |  unpleasantness - the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather"quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespearenastiness - the quality of being unpleasant; "I flinched at the nastiness of his wound"odiousness, offensiveness, distastefulness - the quality of being offensiveawfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness - a quality of extreme unpleasantnessharshness, roughness - the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the sensespleasantness, sweetness - the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day" |
unpleasantnessnoun1. hostility, animosity, antagonism, bad feeling, malice, rudeness, offensiveness, abrasiveness, argumentativeness, unfriendliness, quarrelsomeness, ill humour or will Most offices are riddled with sniping and general unpleasantness.
hostility friendliness, pleasantness, good humour or will, congeniality2. nastiness, awfulness, grimness, trouble, misery, woe, ugliness, unacceptability, dreadfulness, disagreeableness, horridness the unpleasantness of surgery and chemotherapy
nastiness delight, acceptability, pleasantness, agreeablenessTranslationsunpleasantness
the late unpleasantness1. Any recent war, but used especially in reference to the American Civil War. The statue serves as a reminder of the late unpleasantness and the devastating effects it had on the community 150 years ago.2. By extension, any recent controversial or divisive event or period. The book goes over the late unpleasantness of the last election, and the ructions it has caused across the country.See also: late, unpleasantnesslate unpleasantnessEuph. the U.S. Civil War. (Old.) The town courthouse was burned in the late unpleasantness. Many of my ancestors lost their lives in the late unpleasantness.See also: late, unpleasantnessthe late unpleasantness the war that took place recently. This phrase was originally used of the American Civil War ( 1861–5 ).See also: late, unpleasantnessEncyclopediaSeeSufferingLegalSeesufferingunpleasantness
Synonyms for unpleasantnessnoun hostilitySynonyms- hostility
- animosity
- antagonism
- bad feeling
- malice
- rudeness
- offensiveness
- abrasiveness
- argumentativeness
- unfriendliness
- quarrelsomeness
- ill humour or will
Antonyms- friendliness
- pleasantness
- good humour or will
- congeniality
noun nastinessSynonyms- nastiness
- awfulness
- grimness
- trouble
- misery
- woe
- ugliness
- unacceptability
- dreadfulness
- disagreeableness
- horridness
Antonyms- delight
- acceptability
- pleasantness
- agreeableness
Antonyms for unpleasantnessnoun the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuliRelated WordsAntonymsnoun the quality of giving displeasureRelated Words- quality
- nastiness
- odiousness
- offensiveness
- distastefulness
- awfulness
- dreadfulness
- horridness
- terribleness
- harshness
- roughness
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