Meaning & use
uncongenial
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Not friendly, agreeable, or suited to one's tastes; unpleasant to be around or work in.
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The office had an uncongenial atmosphere after the merger, full of tension and distrust.
She found the cold, damp climate uncongenial after years of living in the tropics.
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Can describe both people and environments, from a person's temperament to a job's working conditions.
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