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unpleasantness

[ uhn-plez-uhnt-nis ]

noun

  1. the quality or state of being unpleasant.
  2. something that is displeasing or offensive, as an experience, event, or situation:

    An unpleasantness made them ill-at-ease.

  3. an unpleasant feeling or sensation caused by disagreeable or painful stimuli.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unpleasantness1

First recorded in 1540–50; unpleasant + -ness
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That the unpleasantness turns out to be time well spent is a credit to Leigh’s curiosity about miserable jerks and the joy-sucking traps they set for themselves and others.

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And that personality, rather than changing from an "old" to a "new" Carter, had to be examined as a set of layers of faith, of action, even of unpleasantnesses.

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Those who fall ill can still suffer from the unpleasantness of being acutely sick for weeks.

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I’d been impatient with everyone I encountered on the way to the subway, adding some measure of unpleasantness to their mornings.

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Researchers used fMRI scans to examine brain responses in men and women who had rated the intensity and unpleasantness of pain during exposure to increasing levels of heat.

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