disagreeable

Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈɡɹi.əbəl/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective not to your liking
  2. adjective unpleasant to interact with
  3. adjective not agreeing with your tastes or expectations

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English disagreable, from Middle French desagreable, from Old French desagraable (compare French désagréable). By surface analysis, dis- + agreeable.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Similar
nerve-racking, unsweet, harsh, annoying
Opposite (antonyms)
agreeable

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