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   disagreeable

   /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. unpleasant or unenjoyable: "a disagreeable thought" Similar unpleasantdispleasingnastyhorribledreadfulhorridfrightfulabominableodiousoffensiveobnoxiousobjectionablerepugnantrepulsiverepellentrevoltingdisgustingfoulvilenauseatingsickeninghatefuldetestabledistastefulunsavouryunpalatableOpposite pleasant
   • ▪ unfriendly and bad-tempered: "Henry was always a very disagreeable boy" Similar bad-temperedill-temperedill-naturedill-humouredcurmudgeonlycrosscrabbedirritablegrumpypeevishsnappishpetulantsulkysullenpricklyunfriendlyunpleasantnastymeanmean-spiritedrudesurlydiscourteousimpolitebrusqueabruptdifficultcontrarychurlishdisobligingcruelviciousspitefulinformal:grouchyOpposite likeablepleasant

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘discordant, incongruous’): from Old French desagreable, based on agreer ‘agree’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disagreeableness noun
   • 2. disagreeably adverb

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   What is a disagreeable person?

   • 1. 2. a thoroughly disagreeable person 3. Bent on being cheerful, he suppressed any mention of the disagreeable in our conversation 4. See disagreeables SYNONYMS 2. cross, grouchy, surly, testy.

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   What is a disagreeable adjective?

   • (of a person) rude and unfriendly synonym unpleasant Are you always as disagreeable as this when you don’t get what you want? Definition of disagreeable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is a disagreable etymology?

   • Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable. Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received, and teach nothing that is disagreeable thereunto. --Udall. Something displeasing; anything that is disagreeable. From Old French desagraable (compare French désagréable). Surface etymology is dis- + agreeable.

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   What does 'disagreeable child' mean?

   • A 'disagreeable child' is a term used to describe a child who is difficult to control and can be a source of embarrassment for their parents. They may act up in class or struggle to find a date to the prom, making them every parent's worst nightmare.

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   If something is disagreeable, it's unpleasant, like the disagreeable smell of your wet sneakers. And if a person is disagreeable, they're rude or irritable, like your disagreeable upstairs neighbor.

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   1. not likable, esp bad-tempered, offensive, or disobliging: disagreeable remarks. 2. not to one's liking; unpleasant: a disagreeable task. ˌdisaˈgreeableness, ˌdisaˌgreeaˈbilityn. ˌdisaˈgreeablyadv.

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