disagreeable
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dis·a·gree·a·ble
(dĭs′ə-grē′ə-bəl)adj.
1. Not to one's liking; unpleasant or offensive.
2. Having a quarrelsome, bad-tempered manner.
dis′a·gree′a·ble·ness n.
dis′a·gree′a·bly adv.
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disagreeable
(ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl)adj
1. not likable, esp bad-tempered, offensive, or disobliging: disagreeable remarks.
2. not to one's liking; unpleasant: a disagreeable task.
ˌdisaˈgreeableness, ˌdisaˌgreeaˈbility n
ˌdisaˈgreeably adv
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dis•a•gree•a•ble
(ˌdɪs əˈgri ə bəl)adj.
1. contrary to one's taste or liking; offensive; repugnant.
2. unpleasant in manner or nature; surly; grouchy.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French]
dis`a•gree′a•ble•ness, dis`a•gree`a•bil′i•ty, n.
dis`a•gree′a•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation" agreeable - conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; "Is the plan agreeable to you?"; "he's an agreeable fellow"; "My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli; "an agreeable manner" |
2. | disagreeable - unpleasant to interact with; "a disagreeable old man" ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | |
3. | disagreeable - not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him" uncongenial, incompatible - not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs" |
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disagreeable
adjective
1. nasty, offensive, disgusting, unpleasant, distasteful, horrid, repellent, unsavoury, obnoxious, unpalatable, displeasing, repulsive, objectionable, repugnant, uninviting, yucky or yukky (slang) a disagreeable odour
nasty nice, lovely, pleasant, delightful, enjoyable, agreeable
nasty nice, lovely, pleasant, delightful, enjoyable, agreeable
2. ill-natured, difficult, nasty, cross, contrary, unpleasant, rude, irritable, unfriendly, bad-tempered, surly, churlish, brusque, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), peevish, ungracious, disobliging, unlikable or unlikeable He's a shallow, disagreeable man.
ill-natured nice, friendly, lovely, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, congenial, good-natured
ill-natured nice, friendly, lovely, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, congenial, good-natured
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disagreeable
adjectiveThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
كَريه، مُزْعِج، سَيِّء الطَّبْع
nepříjemný
ubehagelig
ógeîfelldur
hoşa gitmeyentatsız
disagreeable
[ˌdɪsəˈgriːəbl] ADJ1. (= unpleasant) [experience, task] → desagradable
she was very disagreeable to us → nos trató con bastante aspereza
she was very disagreeable to us → nos trató con bastante aspereza
2. (= bad-tempered) [person] → desagradable, antipático; [tone of voice] → malhumorado, áspero
he's rather disagreeable in the mornings → por la mañana suele estar de bastante mal humor
he's rather disagreeable in the mornings → por la mañana suele estar de bastante mal humor
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disagreeable
[ˌdɪsəˈgriːəbəl] adj [person] → désagréable
to be disagreeable to sb, to be disagreeable towards sb [person] → être désagréable avec qn, être désagréable envers qn
to be disagreeable to sb, to be disagreeable towards sb [person] → être désagréable avec qn, être désagréable envers qn
[experience, incident, situation] → désagréable; [smell, colour] → désagréable
to be disagreeable to sb [sight, flavour] → être désagréable à qn
to be disagreeable to sb [sight, flavour] → être désagréable à qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disagreeable
adj → unangenehm; person → unsympathisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disagreeable
[ˌdɪsəˈgriːəbl] adj (gen) → spiacevole; (weather) → brutto/a; (person) → antipatico/a; (tone of voice) → sgradevoleCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disagree
(disəˈgriː) verb1. (sometimes with with) to hold different opinions etc (from someone else). We disagree about everything; I disagree with you on that point.
2. to quarrel. We never meet without disagreeing.
3. (with with) (of food) to be unsuitable (to someone) and cause pain. Onions disagree with me.
ˌdisaˈgreeable adjective unpleasant. a disagreeable task; a most disagreeable person.
ˌdisaˈgreeably adverbˌdisaˈgreement noun
1. disagreeing. disagreement between the two witnesses to the accident.
2. a quarrel. a violent disagreement.
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disagreeable
a. desagradable; ofensivo-a.
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