English Explanatory Dictionary

disagreeable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
  2. Not suitable; that does not conform or fit.
noun
  1. Something or someone displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.

Pronunciation

/dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/ /dɪsəˈɡɹɪbəl/ /dɪsəˈɡɹi.əbəl/ En-us-disagreeable.ogg

Word forms

disagreeable more disagreeable most disagreeable disagreeables

Etymology

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

Antonyms

agreeable

Derived words

disagreeableness disagreeably undisagreeable
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