Meaning & use
unpleasant
Causing discomfort, dislike, or displeasure; not pleasant to experience, see, or be around.
See it in a sentence
The smell coming from the kitchen bin was too unpleasant to ignore any longer.
It was an unpleasant surprise to find the meeting had been moved without notice.
A note on using this word
Unpleasant is a general, fairly mild negative term; it can describe smells, tasks, experiences, or people without the harsher force of 'disgusting' or 'horrible.'
Words with a similar meaning
disagreeabledistastefulnasty
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