unpleasant

Word parts

un- + pleasant

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʌnˈplezənt/

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Adjective

Positive unpleasant

Comparative more unpleasant

Superlative most unpleasant

1. Something unpleasant is nasty, bad, offensive, the opposite of pleasant.

   The coffee tasted unpleasant as if the milk had gone bad.

Related words

• pleasant