DISAGREEABLE

disagreeable

(adjective) not to your liking; “a disagreeable situation”

disagreeable, unsympathetic

(adjective) not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; “found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it”; “a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him”

disagreeable

(adjective) unpleasant to interact with; “a disagreeable old man”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

disagreeable (comparative more disagreeable, superlative most disagreeable)

Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable.

Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses; displeasing; unpleasant.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "disagreeable" is often applied: odor, smell, taste, sensation, thing, person, man, woman, duty, work, feeling, manner, experience, effect, feature, business, surprise, job.

Antonyms

• agreeable

Noun

disagreeable (plural disagreeables)

Something displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`a*gree"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. désagréable.]

1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received, and each nothing that is disagreeable thereunto. Udall.

2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or That which is disagreeable to one is many times agreeable to another, or disagreeable in a less degree. Wollaston.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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