undesirable

un·de·sir·a·ble

 (ŭn′dĭ-zīr′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Not likely to please; objectionable: undesirable intrusions.

2. Not wanted: undesirable aliens.

n.

A person regarded as undesirable: "men tentatively regarded as scoundrels—or at least as undesirables" (New York).

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un′de·sir′a·bil′i·ty n.

un′de·sir′a·bly adv.

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undesirable

(ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbəl)

adj

not desirable or pleasant; objectionable

n

a person or thing that is considered undesirable

ˌundeˌsiraˈbility, ˌundeˈsirableness n

ˌundeˈsirably adv

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un•de•sir•a•ble

(ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪ^ər ə bəl)

adj.

1. not desirable or attractive; objectionable.

n.

2. an undesirable person or thing.

[1660–70]

un`de•sir`a•bil′i•ty, n.

un`de•sir′a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	undesirable - one whose presence is undesirable; "rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables" unwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
Adj.	1.	undesirable - not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation" unwanted hateful - evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens" desirable - worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"
	2.	undesirable - not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse) unsuitable ineligible - not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits"

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undesirable

adjective unwanted, unwelcome, disagreeable, objectionable, offensive, disliked, unacceptable, dreaded, unpopular, unsuitable, out of place, unattractive, distasteful, unsavoury, obnoxious, repugnant, unpleasing, unwished-for A large group of undesirable strangers crashed her party.
welcome, acceptable, desirable, pleasing, appealing, popular, inviting, attractive, agreeable

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undesirable

adjective

1. Arousing disapproval:

exceptionable, ill-favored, inadmissible, objectionable, unacceptable, unwanted, unwelcome.

2. Not welcome or wanted:

undesired, uninvited, unsought, unwanted, unwelcome, unwished-for.

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Translations

غَيْر مَرغوب فيهغَيْر مُريح، غَيْر مَرغوب

nepřijatelnýnepříjemnýnežádoucí

uønsket

unerwünscht

indeseable

indésirable

nem kívánatos

óæskilegur

indesiderabileindesiderato

nepatīkamsnevēlams

uønsket

нежелательный

berbatiğrençistenmediktatsız

不受欢迎的不想要的讨厌的

undesirable

[ˈʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl]

A. ADJ → indeseable
it is undesirable that → no es recomendable que + subjun, es poco aconsejable que + subjun

B. N → indeseable mf

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undesirable

[ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəb^əl]

adj [effects, consequences, behaviour, strangers] → indésirable
it is undesirable that ... → il n'est pas souhaitable que + subj ...

n → indésirable mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

undesirable

adj

policy, effect → unerwünscht; undesirable alien → unerwünschter Ausländer, unerwünschte Ausländerin; an undesirable person to have as a manager → kein wünschenswerter Manager; they consider her fiancé undesirable → sie glauben, dass ihr Verlobter keine wünschenswerte Partie ist; it is undesirable that … → es wäre höchst unerwünscht, wenn …

influence, characters, area → übel; undesirable elements → unerwünschte Elemente pl; he’s just generally undesirable → er ist ganz einfach ein übler Kerl

n (= person) → unerfreuliches Element; (= foreigner) → unerwünschtes Element

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undesirable

[ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl]

1. adj (effects) → indesiderato/a; (behaviour, habits, friendship) → discutibile

2. n → persona indesiderabile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

undesirable

(andiˈzairəbl) adjective

1. not wanted. These pills can have some undesirable effects. ongewenste غَيْر مَرغوب فيه нежелан indesejável nežádoucí unerwünscht uønsket ανεπιθύμητοςindeseable ebasoovitav نامطلوب ei-toivottu non souhaité בִּלתִי רָצוּי अवांछनीय nepoželjan nem kívánatos tidak diinginkan óæskilegur indesiderato 望しくない 바람직하지 못한 nepageidaujamas nevēlams tdk diingini ongewenstuønsket, uheldigniepożądany نا غوښتى، نه خوښيدونكى (نا مطلوب indesejável nedorit нежелательный nežiaduci nezaželen neželjen icke önskvärd ไม่ต้องการ istenmedik, tatsız 不想要的 небажаний غير مطلوب không mong muốn 不想要的

2. unpleasant or objectionable. his undesirable friends; undesirable behaviour/habits. ongewenste, onaangename غَيْر مُريح، غَيْر مَرغوب неприятен desagradável nepříjemný; nepřijatelný unerwünscht uønsket δυσάρεστος, μη αποδεκτός indeseable ebameeldiv ناخوشایند epämieluinen indésirable בִּלתִי רָצוּי अप्रिय neugodan kellemetlen tidak menyenangkan óæskilegur sgradito 不快な 탐탁치 않은 nepageidaujamas, netinkamas nevēlams; nepatīkams tdk diingini ongewenstuønsket, ubehagelignieprzyjemny ، نه خوښيدونكى desagradável indezirabil неприятный; нежелательный nevhodný; neprijateľný neprijeten nepoželjan misshaglig, obehaglig ไม่เป็นที่ปรารถนา berbat, iğrenç 令人討厭的，不受歡迎的 непридатний, непідхожий مکروہ، ناپسنديدہ không được hoan nghênh 不受欢迎的，讨厌的

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undesirable

a. indeseable, inaceptable, aborrecido-a, despreciado-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

undesirable

adj indeseable

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