disagreeable

/,disə'griəbl/

Thân thiện

The neighbor is a disagreeable old man who never smiles.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Causing discomfort, annoyance, or displeasure; unpleasant: Used to describe something that is offensive, distasteful, or not enjoyable.
   • Having a quarrelsome, bad-tempered, or unfriendly nature: Used to describe a person who is difficult to get along with.

Usage

• The word "disagreeable" is used to describe things, situations, or people that provoke a negative reaction. It is more formal than synonyms like "unpleasant" or "nasty."
• It can function as a predicate adjective (following a linking verb like , , ) or an attributive adjective (placed before a noun).

Examples

• Describing a thing or situation:
  • The medicine had a disagreeable taste.
  • We found ourselves in a disagreeable predicament with no easy solution.
• Describing a person or their manner:
  • He became disagreeable when he was tired.
  • She has a reputation for being disagreeable to new staff.

Advanced Usage

• "to be disagreeable to": To be unpleasant or offensive to someone.
  • The smell of smoke is disagreeable to me.
• "in a disagreeable manner": Acting in an unpleasant or unfriendly way.
  • He refused the request in a disagreeable manner.

Variants and Related Words

• Disagreeably (adverb): In an unpleasant or offensive manner.
  • The weather turned disagreeably cold.
• Disagreeableness (noun): The quality of being unpleasant.
  • The disagreeableness of the task made everyone procrastinate.

Synonyms

• Unpleasant: Not pleasing or enjoyable.
• Offensive: Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.
• Distasteful: Causing dislike or aversion; unpleasant.
• Irksome: Irritating; annoying.
• Cantankerous (for people): Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

Antonyms

• Agreeable: Pleasant, enjoyable, or pleasing.
• Pleasant: Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.
• Amiable: Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

Idioms and Phrases

• A disagreeable necessity: An unpleasant action that must be taken.
  • Firing an employee is always a disagreeable necessity for a manager.
• To have a disagreeable encounter: To have an unpleasant meeting or interaction with someone.
  • I had a disagreeable encounter with a rude customer yesterday.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not agreeing with your tastes or expectations
   • found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it
   • a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him
2. unpleasant to interact with
   • a disagreeable old man
3. not to your liking
   • a disagreeable situation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unsympathetic