Meaning of Unpleasantness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The property of being unpleasant or disagreeable.
   uncountable, usually
2. An unpleasant behaviour, occurrence, etc.
   countable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Given the behaviour of the members, who do normally come to Lord’s, this seemed a bizarre attempt to offload the unpleasantness on hoi polloi taking advantage of some rare £25 tickets.”

“Perhaps you are not so much aware as I am, of the mischief that may, of the unpleasantnesses that must, arise from a young man’s being received in this manner—domesticated among us—authorized to come at all hours—and placed suddenly on a footing which must do away all restraints.”

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