Meaning of DISAGREEABLE
Pronunciation: | | `disu'greeubul
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- [adj] not to your liking; "a most disagreeable journey"; "a disagreeable old man"; "in a disagreeable mood"
- [adj] not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him"
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| Synonyms: | | abrasive, annoying, bothersome, galling, harsh, incompatible, irritating, nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, stressful, teasing, trying, uncongenial, unsweet, unsympathetic, vexatious, vexing |
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| Antonyms: | | agreeable | |
| See Also: | | ill-natured | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Dis`a*gree"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]sagr['e]able.]
1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary;
unsuitable.
Preach you truly the doctrine which you have
received, and each nothing that is disagreeable
thereunto. --Udall.
2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses;
displeasing; unpleasant.
That which is disagreeable to one is many times
agreeable to another, or disagreeable in a less
degree. --Wollaston.
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| Related Terms: | | abominable, abrupt, annoying, antagonistic, antipathetic, at cross-purposes, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, at war, bad-tempered, bearish, bitchy, bitter, blunt, brusque, cankered, cantankerous, churlish, clashing, contradictory, contrary, crabbed, cranky, cross, cross-grained, crusty, curt, cussed, differing, disaccordant, disagreeing, discordant, discourteous, discrepant, disgusting, disharmonious, dislikable, disobliging, displeasing, disproportionate, dissident, dissonant, distasteful, distressing, disturbing, divergent, excitable, feisty, foul-tasting, fractious, fretful, grating, grouchy, had, hostile, huffish, huffy, ill, ill-flavored, ill-humored, ill-mannered, ill-tempered, immiscible, impolite, inaccordant, incompatible, inharmonious, inhospitable, irascible, irritable, jangling, jarring, mean, morose, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, negative, noxious, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, offensive, ornery, out of accord, out of whack, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, querulous, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rotten, rude, short, sickening, snappish, snappy, sour, spiteful, spleeny, splenetic, sulky, sullen, testy, thankless, ugly, unaffectionate, unalluring, unamiable, unappealing, unappetizing, unattractive, unbenign, unbenignant, uncivil, uncompassionate, uncompassioned, uncongenial, uncooperative, uncordial, uncourtly, undelectable, undelicious, undesirable, unengaging, unenjoyable, unfriendly, ungenial, ungracious, unhappy, unharmonious, uninviting, unkind, unkindly, unlikable, unloving, unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unsavory, unsympathetic, unsympathizing, untasteful, untasty, unwelcome, variant, waspish, whiny, woeful |
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