unpleasant

adjective

un·pleas·ant ˌən-ˈple-zᵊnt

Synonyms of unpleasant next

: not pleasant : not amiable or agreeable : displeasing

unpleasant odors

unpleasantly adverb

Examples of unpleasant in a Sentence

I stopped taking the drug because of its unpleasant side effects. There was an unpleasant smell coming from the basement. The weather is so unpleasant here. I like the shop, but the staff are so unpleasant.

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The standard screening test for colon cancer is through colonoscopy, but this can require patients to go through unpleasant bowel preparation and to then be anesthetized during the medical procedure. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 The situation looked like a hoarder had lived there, very difficult to traverse through the residence, and the odor was extraordinarily unpleasant. —

Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025 First, use of addictive substances often begins as a way of self-medicating to manage the unpleasant symptoms of ADHD. —

Alison Escalante, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Share [Findings] Brain scans corroborated the unpleasant psychoacoustic effects of Aztec death whistles. —

Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for unpleasant