unpleasant

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈplɛzənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈplɛzənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un plez′ənt)

Collocations for "unpleasant"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "unpleasant" in context.

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unpleasant

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. had an unpleasant [day, morning]
  2. had an unpleasant time [at work, on vacation]
  3. that was an unpleasant [meeting, weekend]
  4. an unpleasant [trip, experience, vacation]
  5. an unpleasant [effect, feeling, sensation] (of)
  6. an unpleasant [aroma, whiff, smell, odor] (of)
  7. the most unpleasant [thing, place, part, aspect, element]
  8. was unpleasant to [read, see, have, get, watch]
  9. well, that was unpleasant!
  10. what unpleasant news!
  11. he is (very) unpleasant to [be, work, travel, live] with
  12. [very, rather, quite, extremely] unpleasant
  13. [got, found, had] an unpleasant surprise
  14. [gave, let] off an unpleasant smell
  15. [combat, get rid of, eliminate] unpleasant odors
  16. left an unpleasant [taste, feeling]
  17. the most unpleasant aspect of the [task, event, job]
'unpleasant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
environment - feeling

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