Disagreeable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not to your liking

unpleasant to interact with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌbəlhˌɑːɹɾᵻdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈʌbəlhˌɑːɹɾᵻdnəs/.

Examples

a disagreeable situation
a disagreeable old man
found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unsympathetic

Antonyms

agreeable

Parts of Speech

adjective	not to your liking “a disagreeable situation”
adjective	unpleasant to interact with “a disagreeable old man”
adjective	not agreeing with your tastes or expectations “found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it”

Word Forms

disagreeableness

noun

the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unangenehm

nicht nach deinem Geschmack

🇫🇷French

désagréable

pas à ton goût

🇪🇸Spanish

desagradable

no es de tu agrado

🇮🇹Italian

sgradevole

non di tuo gradimento

🇳🇱Dutch

onaangenaam

niet naar jouw zin

🇵🇹Portuguese

desagradável

não é do seu agrado

🇷🇺Russian

неприятный

не по твоему вкусу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अप्रिय

आपकी पसंद के अनुसार नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্মত

আপনার পছন্দ অনুযায়ী না

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியாதது

உங்கள் விருப்பப்படி அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

అంగీకరించని

మీ ఇష్టానికి కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

असहमत

तुमच्या आवडीनुसार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંમત

તમારી રુચિ પ્રમાણે નહીં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಪ್ಪುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯಂತೆ ಅಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിയോജിപ്പുള്ള

നിങ്ങളുടെ ഇഷ്ടത്തിനല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਹਿਮਤ

ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਪਸੰਦ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناگوار

آپ کی پسند کے مطابق نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不愉快的

不合你的胃口

🇯🇵Japanese

不快な

あなたの好みに合わない

🇰🇷Korean

불쾌한

네 맘대로 안 돼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó chịu

không theo ý thích của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เห็นด้วย

ไม่ใช่ตามที่คุณต้องการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak menyenangkan

tidak sesuai dengan keinginanmu

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi kaaya-aya

hindi sa gusto mo

🇲🇾Malay

tidak menyenangkan

tidak mengikut kehendak anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مقبول

لا ترضيك

🇮🇷Persian

نامطلوب

به میل شما نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

nahoş

hoşuna gitmedi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא נָעִים

לא לטעמך

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