Undesirability — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality possessed by something that should be avoided

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɪzˌaɪɚɹəbˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndɪzˌaɪəɹəbˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndɪzˌaɪəɹəbˈɪlɪti/

7 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɪzˌaɪɚɹəbˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

desirability

Word Forms

undesirable

adjective

not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unerwünschtheit

die Qualität von etwas, das vermieden werden sollte

🇫🇷French

caractère indésirable

la qualité que possède quelque chose qui devrait être évité

🇪🇸Spanish

indeseabilidad

la cualidad que posee algo que debe evitarse

🇮🇹Italian

indesiderabilità

la qualità posseduta da qualcosa che dovrebbe essere evitato

🇳🇱Dutch

onwenselijkheid

de kwaliteit van iets dat vermeden moet worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

indesejabilidade

a qualidade possuída por algo que deve ser evitado

🇷🇺Russian

нежелательность

качество, которым обладает что-то, чего следует избегать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवांछनीयता

किसी चीज़ में मौजूद वह गुणवत्ता जिससे बचना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

অবাঞ্ছিততা

গুণমান এমন কিছুর অধিকারী যা এড়ানো উচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

விரும்பத்தகாத தன்மை

தவிர்க்கப்பட வேண்டிய ஒன்றின் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవాంఛనీయత

నివారించవలసిన ఏదో కలిగి ఉన్న నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिष्टता

एखाद्या गोष्टीकडे असलेली गुणवत्ता जी टाळली पाहिजे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિચ્છનીયતા

એવી કોઈ વસ્તુની ગુણવત્તા કે જેને ટાળવી જોઈએ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಪೇಕ್ಷಿತತೆ

ತಪ್ಪಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനഭിലഷണീയത

ഒഴിവാക്കേണ്ട എന്തെങ്കിലും കൈവശമുള്ള ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਚਾਹੀਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਕੋਲ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਪਰਹੇਜ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناپسندیدہ

معیار کسی چیز کے پاس ہے جس سے گریز کرنا چاہئے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不受欢迎的

应避免的事物所具有的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

望ましくないこと

避けるべきものが持つ性質

🇰🇷Korean

바람직하지 않음

피해야 할 것의 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không mong muốn

chất lượng sở hữu bởi một cái gì đó nên tránh

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่พึงปรารถนา

คุณภาพที่ครอบครองโดยสิ่งที่ควรหลีกเลี่ยง

🇮🇩Indonesian

hal yang tidak diinginkan

kualitas yang dimiliki oleh sesuatu yang harus dihindari

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi kanais-nais

ang katangiang taglay ng isang bagay na dapat iwasan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak diingini

kualiti yang dimiliki oleh sesuatu yang harus dielakkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الرغبة

الجودة التي يمتلكها الشيء الذي ينبغي تجنبه

🇮🇷Persian

نامطلوب بودن

کیفیت چیزی که باید از آن اجتناب کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

istenmeyen durum

kaçınılması gereken bir şeyin sahip olduğu nitelik

🇮🇱Hebrew

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