unpleasant

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An unpleasant experience or situation is one that causes discomfort, annoyance, or unhappiness. You might describe a bad traffic jam as an unpleasant commute.

When people use the word "unpleasant," they often talk about events, places, or situations that make them feel unhappy or annoyed. For example, if someone asks how their day was and you say it was unpleasant because of a long meeting at work, they'll know exactly what you mean. They might ask for more details, like what happened during the meeting, but the overall tone would be clear: something didn't go well.

How common is "unpleasant"?

Word unpleasant is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions

adjective

  • Not pleasant.

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