🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

desagradável

Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-sa-gra-da-vel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Disagreeable/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.ə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O tempo desagradável manteve todos dentro."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not pleasant or enjoyable; causing discomfort or displeasure.

    "The disagreeable weather kept everyone indoors."
  2. 2

    Unwilling to agree or cooperate; contentious.

    "His disagreeable attitude made negotiations difficult."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'disagreeable' originates from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'not' and the root 'agreeable', which comes from the Latin 'adgratus', meaning 'pleasing'. The term has evolved through Middle English, reflecting a shift from a neutral to a more negative connotation over time.

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