unpleasantness
noun
un·pleas·ant·ness
ˌən-ˈple-zᵊnt-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being unpleasant
2
: an unpleasant situation, experience, or event
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In the former camp, one explanation is that rewards obtained from difficult tasks seem extra sweet because of the sharp contrast between the unpleasantness of working hard and the joy of achievement.
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Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
This is why people use chasers after taking shots, to distract themselves from the unpleasantness of alcohol’s fire.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
And that’s just the unpleasantness of chewing on leathery supermarket steaks, because accidentally tucking into raw chicken is more serious.
—Sal Vaglica, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
Retrograde Mercury picks a fight with Uranus, ruler of weirdness, provoking an eruption of unexpected unpleasantness in your life, and then the Sun partners up with Mercury in a temporary flare of stubborn self-delusion.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
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Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
This is why people use chasers after taking shots, to distract themselves from the unpleasantness of alcohol’s fire.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
And that’s just the unpleasantness of chewing on leathery supermarket steaks, because accidentally tucking into raw chicken is more serious.
—Sal Vaglica, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
Retrograde Mercury picks a fight with Uranus, ruler of weirdness, provoking an eruption of unexpected unpleasantness in your life, and then the Sun partners up with Mercury in a temporary flare of stubborn self-delusion.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Unpleasantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpleasantness. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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