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disagreeability

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dis⋅a⋅gree⋅a⋅ble

[dis-uh-gree-uh-buhl]
–adjective
1. contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
2. unpleasant in manner or nature; unamiable: a thoroughly disagreeable person.
–noun
3. an unpleasant or repugnant circumstance, attribute, thing, etc.: Bent on being cheerful, he suppressed any mention of the disagreeable in our conversation.
4. disagreeables, the disagreeable aspects of a situation, course of action, etc.: The pleasant features of the arrangement far outweigh the disagreeables.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF desagreable. See dis- 1 , agreeable


dis⋅a⋅gree⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, dis⋅a⋅gree⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
dis⋅a⋅gree⋅a⋅bly, adverb


2. cross, grouchy, surly, testy.
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