🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

unangenehm

Pronunciation / Transliteration: oo-nah-gen-em

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unpleasant/ʌnˈplɛz.ənt/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Wetter war unangenehm mit starkem Regen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not pleasant; causing discomfort or displeasure.

    "The weather was unpleasant, with heavy rain and strong winds."
  2. 2

    Unwelcome or disagreeable; not agreeable.

    "He received some unpleasant news about his job."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'unpleasant' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', and the root 'pleasant', which comes from the Latin 'placere', meaning 'to please'. The term evolved in Middle English, reflecting a shift in usage to describe something that does not provide pleasure or enjoyment.

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