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undesirable

[ uhn-di-zahyuhr-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not desirable or attractive; objectionable:

    undesirable qualities.



noun

  1. a person or thing considered undesirable:

    a collection of malcontents and undesirables.

undesirable

/ ˌʌԻɪˈɪəəə /

adjective

  1. not desirable or pleasant; objectionable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person or thing that is considered undesirable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԻˌˈٲ, noun
  • ˌܲԻˈ, adverb
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Other 51Թs From

  • ܲd·a·i·ٲ ܲd·a··Ա noun
  • ܲd·a· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of undesirable1

First recorded in 1660–70; un- 1 + desirable
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Example Sentences

To outsiders, the job of a dishwasher is the bottom rung in a restaurant, a gross, difficult and ultimately undesirable job.

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Racial zoning policy spread across the Midwest and became a cudgel to sweep away those considered undesirable.

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The list of ethnic groups that could be stereotyped as undesirables had shrunk.

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The damage Israel inflicted on Hezbollah and Iran with US weapons and constant support, and Biden's supply of arms for Ukraine, made it impossible, even undesirable, for Assad's closest allies to save him.

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Fogg said the latest research is sobering because it shows that California is still grappling with significant undesirable effects of subsidence.

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