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un·pleas·ant Listen to audio/ˌʌnˈplɛzt/ adjective
[more unpleasant; most unpleasant] 1 : not pleasant or enjoyable : causing discomfort or pain
I stopped taking the drug because of its unpleasant side effects. There was an unpleasant smell/odor coming from the basement. The weather is so unpleasant here.
2 : not friendly
I like the shop, but the staff are so unpleasant.
— un·pleas·ant·ly adverb
I was unpleasantly surprised to discover that I couldn't find my keys. The juice was unpleasantly sour. Our vacation started unpleasantly with long delays and bad weather.
— un·pleas·ant·ness noun [noncount]
I left because I wanted to avoid any potential unpleasantness.

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