Objectionable - English meaning

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The place smelled awful

adverb

Awfully; very.

Usage examples:

We're an awful long way from the motorway

adjective

Unpleasant or unenjoyable.

Usage examples:

A disagreeable thought

adjective

Unpleasant; unattractive

Usage examples:

The drinking water had a disagreeable oily taste.

adjective

Arousing revulsion or strong indignation.

Usage examples:

He had the most disgusting rotten teeth

verb

Cause (someone) to feel revulsion or strong disapproval.

Usage examples:

They were disgusted by the violence

Highly offensive

adjective

Causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable.

Usage examples:

It was not entirely displeasing to be the centre of such a drama

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

The tone of the letter displeased him

verb

Present participle of displease

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to do anything to displease him.

adjective

Causing dislike or aversion; disagreeable or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

He found such cynicism distasteful

adjective

Unpleasant and unacceptable

Usage examples:

He found the subject of their conversation very distasteful., some of the ads are particularly dist…

adjective

Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

There's been a dreadful accident

adjective

Very bad

Usage examples:

I realized i had committed a dreadful mistake.

adjective

Very unpleasant, serious, or shocking.

Usage examples:

There's been a most frightful accident

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

Usage examples:

A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Obnoxious odours

adjective

Causing disapproval or protest

adjective

Slightly unpleasant or worrying so that you do not want to get involved in any way

Usage examples:

He's slightly aggressive, which a lot of people find off-putting when they first meet him., what i …

adjective

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.

Usage examples:

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us

noun

An attacking military campaign.

Usage examples:

An impending military offensive against the guerrillas

Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

adjective

Able to repel a particular thing; impervious to a particular substance.

Usage examples:

Water-repellent nylon

noun

A substance that deters insects or other pests from approaching or settling.

Usage examples:

A flea repellent

noun

A substance used to repel something

Usage examples:

Insect/mosquito repellent, repellent behaviour/beliefs, i find any cruelty to children utterly repe…

adjective

Extremely distasteful; unacceptable.

Usage examples:

Cannibalism seems repugnant to us

adjective

Causing a feeling of strong dislike or disgust

Usage examples:

The trade in wild animals was repugnant to most people.

adjective

Arousing intense distaste or disgust.

Usage examples:

A repulsive smell

adjective

Extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

A terrible crime

adjective

Not satisfactory or allowable.

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Unacceptable behaviour

adjective

Too bad to be accepted, approved of, or allowed to continue

Usage examples:

These mistakes are unacceptable., the proposal is unacceptable to theater owners.

adjective

Not wanted or desirable because harmful, objectionable, or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The drug's undesirable side effects

noun

A person considered to be objectionable in some way.

Usage examples:

How could she go around with such undesirables?

adjective

Causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.

Usage examples:

An unpleasant smell

adjective

Not attractive or enjoyable or easy to like

Usage examples:

An unpleasant surprise, unpleasant memories, an unpleasant young man, rob chuckled unpleasantly.