Disagreeable

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: dɪsəˈgɹiÉ™bəɫ

Origin

From Old French desagraable (compare French désagréable). Surface etymology is - + agreeable.

Full definition of disagreeable

Adjective

1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable.unknown date Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received, and teach nothing that is disagreeable thereunto. --Udall.
2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses; displeasing; unpleasant.unknown date That which is disagreeable to one is many times agreeable to another, or disagreeable in a less degree. --Wollaston.

Usage notes

Nouns to which "disagreeable" is often applied: odor, smell, taste, sensation, thing, person, man, duty, work, feeling, manner, experience, effect, feature, business, surprise, woman, job.

Antonyms

• agreeable

Noun

1. Something displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.
• 1855, Blackwood's magazine (volume 77, page 331)The disagreeables of travelling are necessary evils, to be encountered for the sake of the agreeables of resting and looking round you.