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disagreeable

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

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

Synonyms:
2. cross, grouchy, surly, testy.
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dis·a·gree·a·ble   (dĭs'ə-grē'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Not to one's liking; unpleasant or offensive.

  2. Having a quarrelsome, bad-tempered manner.

dis'a·gree'a·ble·ness n., dis'a·gree'a·bly adv.
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