undesirable

[ uhn-di-zahyuhr-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not desirable or attractive; objectionable: undesirable qualities.

noun
  1. a person or thing considered undesirable: a collection of malcontents and undesirables.

Origin of undesirable

1
First recorded in 1660–70; un-1 + desirable

Other words from undesirable

  • un·de·sir·a·bil·i·ty, un·de·sir·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·de·sir·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for undesirable

undesirable

/ (ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbəl) /


adjective
  1. not desirable or pleasant; objectionable

noun
  1. a person or thing that is considered undesirable

Derived forms of undesirable

  • undesirability or undesirableness, noun
  • undesirably, adverb

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