Undesirable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one whose presence is undesirable

not wanted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndɪzˈaɪəɹəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndɪzˈaɪəɹəbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl/.

Examples

rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables
undesirable impurities in steel
legislation excluding undesirable aliens

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unsuitable unwanted

Antonyms

desirable

Parts of Speech

noun	one whose presence is undesirable “rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables”
adjective	not wanted “undesirable impurities in steel”
adjective	not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)

Word Forms

undesirable	adjective	not wanted
undesirable	noun	one whose presence is undesirable
undesirability	noun	the quality possessed by something that should be avoided
unsuitableness	noun	the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unerwünscht

jemand, dessen Anwesenheit unerwünscht ist

🇫🇷French

indésirable

quelqu'un dont la présence n'est pas souhaitable

🇪🇸Spanish

indeseable

uno cuya presencia es indeseable

🇮🇹Italian

indesiderabile

uno la cui presenza è indesiderabile

🇳🇱Dutch

ongewenst

iemand wiens aanwezigheid ongewenst is

🇵🇹Portuguese

indesejável

alguém cuja presença é indesejável

🇷🇺Russian

нежелательный

тот, чье присутствие нежелательно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवांछनीय

जिसकी उपस्थिति अवांछनीय हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অবাঞ্ছিত

যার উপস্থিতি অবাঞ্ছিত

🇮🇳Tamil

விரும்பத்தகாத

ஒருவரின் இருப்பு விரும்பத்தகாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

అవాంఛనీయమైనది

అతని ఉనికి అవాంఛనీయమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिष्ट

ज्याची उपस्थिती अवांछित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિચ્છનીય

જેની હાજરી અનિચ્છનીય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ

ಅವರ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತಿಯು ಅನಪೇಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനഭിലഷണീയമായ

സാന്നിദ്ധ്യം അഭികാമ്യമല്ലാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਚਾਹੇ

ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ ਅਣਚਾਹੇ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناپسندیدہ

جس کی موجودگی ناپسندیدہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不受欢迎的

不受欢迎的人

🇯🇵Japanese

望ましくない

その存在が望ましくない人

🇰🇷Korean

탐탁지 않은

그 존재가 바람직하지 않은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không mong muốn

một người mà sự hiện diện của họ là điều không mong muốn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่พึงปรารถนา

ผู้ซึ่งมีสิ่งที่ไม่พึงประสงค์อยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak diinginkan

seseorang yang kehadirannya tidak diinginkan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi kanais-nais

isa na ang presensya ay hindi kanais-nais

🇲🇾Malay

tidak diingini

seseorang yang kehadirannya tidak diingini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مرغوب فيه

الذي يكون حضوره غير مرغوب فيه

🇮🇷Persian

نامطلوب

کسی که حضورش نامطلوب است

🇹🇷Turkish

istenmeyen

varlığı istenmeyen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּלתִי רָצוּי

אחד שנוכחותו אינה רצויה

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