Unpleasantness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

the quality of giving displeasure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnplˈɛzəntnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnplˈɛzəntnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnplˈɛzəntnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnplˈɛzəntnəs/.

Examples

the recent unpleasantness of the weather

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

pleasantness

Parts of Speech

noun	the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
noun	the quality of giving displeasure “the recent unpleasantness of the weather”

Word Forms

unpleasant

adjective

disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unannehmlichkeit

das Gefühl, das durch unangenehme Reize verursacht wird; ein Pol eines Kontinuums von Gefühlszuständen

🇫🇷French

désagrément

le sentiment provoqué par des stimuli désagréables ; un pôle d'un continuum d'états de sentiment

🇪🇸Spanish

disgusto

el sentimiento provocado por estímulos desagradables; un polo de un continuo de estados de sentimiento

🇮🇹Italian

spiacevolezza

la sensazione causata da stimoli spiacevoli; un polo di un continuum di stati emotivi

🇳🇱Dutch

onaangenaamheden

het gevoel veroorzaakt door onaangename prikkels; één pool van een continuüm van gevoelstoestanden

🇵🇹Portuguese

desagrado

a sensação causada por estímulos desagradáveis; um pólo de um continuum de estados de sentimento

🇷🇺Russian

неприятность

чувство, вызванное неприятными раздражителями; один полюс континуума состояний чувств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वैमनस्य

अप्रिय उत्तेजनाओं के कारण होने वाली भावना; अनुभूति की अवस्थाओं के सातत्य का एक ध्रुव

🇧🇩Bengali

অপ্রীতিকরতা

অসম্মত উদ্দীপনা দ্বারা সৃষ্ট অনুভূতি; অনুভূতির রাজ্যের ধারাবাহিকতার এক মেরু

🇮🇳Tamil

விரும்பத்தகாத தன்மை

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியாத தூண்டுதல்களால் ஏற்படும் உணர்வு; உணர்வு நிலைகளின் தொடர்ச்சியின் ஒரு துருவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహ్యకరమైనది

అంగీకరించని ఉద్దీపనల వల్ల కలిగే అనుభూతి; అనుభూతి స్థితి యొక్క కొనసాగింపు యొక్క ఒక ధ్రువం

🇮🇳Marathi

अप्रियता

असहमत उत्तेजनांमुळे उद्भवणारी भावना; भावनांच्या अवस्थेचा एक ध्रुव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપ્રિયતા

અસંમત ઉત્તેજનાને કારણે લાગણી; લાગણીની અવસ્થાઓના સાતત્યનો એક ધ્રુવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಹಿತಕರತೆ

ಒಪ್ಪಲಾಗದ ಪ್ರಚೋದಕಗಳಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಭಾವನೆ; ಭಾವನೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗಳ ನಿರಂತರತೆಯ ಒಂದು ಧ್ರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അരോചകത

അസ്വീകാര്യമായ ഉത്തേജനം മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന വികാരം; വികാരാവസ്ഥകളുടെ തുടർച്ചയുടെ ഒരു ധ്രുവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਅਸਹਿਮਤ ਉਤੇਜਨਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਭਾਵਨਾ; ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੀਆਂ ਅਵਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਤਾ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਧਰੁਵ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناخوشگوار

ناپسندیدہ محرکات کی وجہ سے احساس؛ احساس کی کیفیتوں کے تسلسل کا ایک قطب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不愉快

由不愉快的刺激引起的感觉；连续感觉状态的一极

🇯🇵Japanese

不快感

不快な刺激によって引き起こされる感情。一連の感情状態の一方の極

🇰🇷Korean

오해

불쾌한 자극으로 인한 느낌; 감정 상태의 연속체 중 한 극

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khó chịu

cảm giác gây ra bởi những kích thích khó chịu; một cực của chuỗi các trạng thái cảm giác

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่เป็นที่พอใจ

ความรู้สึกที่เกิดจากสิ่งเร้าที่ไม่พึงประสงค์ ขั้วหนึ่งของสภาวะความรู้สึกต่อเนื่องกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaknyamanan

perasaan yang disebabkan oleh rangsangan yang tidak menyenangkan; satu kutub dari kontinum keadaan perasaan

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-kasiyahan

ang pakiramdam na dulot ng hindi kanais-nais na stimuli; isang poste ng isang continuum ng mga estado ng pakiramdam

🇲🇾Malay

rasa tidak menyenangkan

perasaan yang disebabkan oleh rangsangan yang tidak menyenangkan; satu kutub kontinum keadaan perasaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير سارة

الشعور الناجم عن المحفزات غير المقبولة. قطب واحد من سلسلة متصلة من حالات الشعور

🇮🇷Persian

ناخوشایند

احساس ناشی از محرک های نامطلوب؛ یکی از قطب های زنجیره ای از حالات احساس

🇹🇷Turkish

tatsızlık

hoş olmayan uyaranların neden olduğu duygu; duygu durumları sürekliliğinin bir kutbu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי נְעִימוּת

התחושה הנגרמת מגירויים לא נעימים; קוטב אחד של רצף של מצבי תחושה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unpleasantness'?

The primary meaning of 'unpleasantness' is 'the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'unpleasantness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'unpleasantness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unpleasantness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unpleasantness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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