Undesirable

Origin

- + desirable

Full definition of undesirable

Adjective

1. objectionable or not likely to please
• Orwell Animal Farm|6There would be no need for any of the animals to come in contact with human beings, which would clearly be most undesirable.
• 2008, Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery (page 327)Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication.

Usage notes

Nouns to which "undesirable" is often applied: effect, consequence, result, element, change, person, substance, characteristic, quality, feature, behavior, activity, thing, event, reaction, state.

Antonyms

• desirable

Noun

1. an undesirable person