unpleasantness
pronunciation
How to pronounce unpleasantness in British English:
UK [ʌnˈplezntnəs]
How to pronounce unpleasantness in American English:
US [ʌnˈplɛzəntnɪs]
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- Noun:
- the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
- the quality of giving displeasure
Word Origin
- unpleasantness (n.)
- 1540s, "state or quality of being unpleasant," from unpleasant + -ness. By 1835 as "a slight quarrel, a minor misunderstanding." The late unpleasantness as a humorously polite Southern description of the American Civil War is attested from 1868.
Example
- 1. And some see being made to use your real name as the antidote to the unpleasantness that happens on forums .
- 2. The student with feelings of inadequacy " know " that they are incompetent and therefore avoid the unpleasantness of having their skills put to the test .
- 3. If only we could institute some kind of " segregation " where all of us could be with our own kind , none of this unpleasantness would happen .