Unlikable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings

difficult or impossible to like

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnlˈaɪkəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnlˈaɪkəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnlˈaɪkəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnlˈaɪkəbəl/.

Examples

all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic
a disagreeable and unlikable old woman

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unsympathetic unlikeable unappealing

Antonyms

sympathetic

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings “all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic”
adjective	difficult or impossible to like “a disagreeable and unlikable old woman”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsympathisch

(von Charakteren in der Literatur oder im Drama), die dazu neigen, antipathische Gefühle hervorzurufen

🇫🇷French

peu sympathique

(de personnages littéraires ou dramatiques) tendant à évoquer des sentiments antipathiques

🇪🇸Spanish

desagradable

(de personajes de literatura o teatro) que tienden a evocar sentimientos antipáticos

🇮🇹Italian

improbabile

(di personaggi letterari o drammatici) che tendono a evocare sentimenti antipatici

🇳🇱Dutch

onwaarschijnlijk

(van personages uit de literatuur of drama) die de neiging hebben antipathische gevoelens op te roepen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desagradável

(de personagens de literatura ou drama) tendendo a evocar sentimentos antipáticos

🇷🇺Russian

неприятный

(персонажей литературы или драмы), склонных вызывать антипатические чувства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नापसंद

(साहित्य या नाटक के पात्र) विरोधी भावनाएँ उत्पन्न करने की प्रवृत्ति रखते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

অপছন্দনীয়

(সাহিত্য বা নাটকের চরিত্রগুলির) বিরোধী অনুভূতি জাগানোর প্রবণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

விரும்பத்தகாத

(இலக்கியம் அல்லது நாடகத்தில் உள்ள கதாபாத்திரங்கள்) எதிர்ப்பு உணர்வுகளைத் தூண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇష్టపడని

(సాహిత్యం లేదా నాటకంలోని పాత్రలు) వ్యతిరేక భావాలను రేకెత్తిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

अप्रिय

(साहित्य किंवा नाटकातील पात्रांचे) विरोधी भावना जागृत करण्याची प्रवृत्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગમ્ય

(સાહિત્ય અથવા નાટકના પાત્રોની) વિરોધી લાગણીઓ જગાડવાનું વલણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಷ್ಟವಾಗದ

(ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿನ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳ) ವಿರೋಧಿ ಭಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടാത്ത

(സാഹിത്യത്തിലോ നാടകത്തിലോ ഉള്ള കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളുടെ) വിരുദ്ധ വികാരങ്ങൾ ഉണർത്താൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਪਸੰਦ

(ਸਾਹਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਟਕ ਦੇ ਪਾਤਰਾਂ ਦਾ) ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਰੁਝਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناپسندیدہ

(ادب یا ڈرامے کے کرداروں کا) مخالف جذبات کو جنم دینے کا رجحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不讨人喜欢的

（文学或戏剧中的人物）容易引起反感的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

嫌いな

（文学やドラマの登場人物の）反感を呼び起こす傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

마음에 들지 않는

(문학이나 드라마 속 인물이) 반감을 불러일으키는 경향이 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể thích được

(của các nhân vật trong văn học hoặc kịch) có xu hướng gợi lên cảm giác ác cảm

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่น่าเป็นไปได้

(ของตัวละครในวรรณกรรมหรือละคร) มีแนวโน้มที่จะทำให้เกิดความรู้สึกเกลียดชัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak disukai

(tokoh dalam sastra atau drama) cenderung menimbulkan perasaan antipati

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi kaibig-ibig

(ng mga tauhan sa panitikan o drama) na may posibilidad na pukawin ang antipatikong damdamin

🇲🇾Malay

tidak disukai

(watak dalam sastera atau drama) cenderung untuk menimbulkan perasaan antipati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير محبوب

(للشخصيات في الأدب أو الدراما) تميل إلى إثارة مشاعر الكراهية

🇮🇷Persian

دوست داشتنی نیست

(شخصیت های ادبیات یا نمایشنامه) که تمایل به برانگیختن احساسات ضد درد دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

sevimsiz

(edebiyat veya dramadaki karakterlerin) antipatik duygular uyandırma eğilimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא חביב

(של דמויות בספרות או בדרמה) נוטים לעורר רגשות אנטיפטיים

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