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undesirable
[ uhn-di-zahyuhr-uh-buhl ]
noun
- a person or thing considered undesirable:
a collection of malcontents and undesirables.
undesirable
/ ˌʌԻɪˈɪəəə /
adjective
- not desirable or pleasant; objectionable
noun
- a person or thing that is considered undesirable
Derived Forms
- ˌܲԻˌˈٲ, noun
- ˌܲԻˈ, adverb
Other 51Թs From
- ܲd·a·i·ٲ ܲd·a··Ա noun
- ܲd·a· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of undesirable1
Example Sentences
To outsiders, the job of a dishwasher is the bottom rung in a restaurant, a gross, difficult and ultimately undesirable job.
Racial zoning policy spread across the Midwest and became a cudgel to sweep away those considered undesirable.
The list of ethnic groups that could be stereotyped as undesirables had shrunk.
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.
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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