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un⋅pleas⋅ant⋅ry

  [uhn-plez-uhn-tree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries.
Origin:
1820–30; un- 1 + pleasantry
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un·pleas·ant·ry   (ŭn-plěz'ən-trē)   
n.   pl. un·pleas·ant·ries
A disagreeable remark, situation, or act.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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