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undesirable

 
Dictionary: un·de·sir·a·ble   (ŭn'dĭ-zīr'ə-bəl) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Not likely to please; objectionable: undesirable intrusions.
  2. Not wanted: undesirable aliens.
n.

A person regarded as undesirable: “men tentatively regarded as scoundrels—or at least as undesirables” (New York).

undesirability un'de·sir'a·bil'i·ty n.
undesirably un'de·sir'a·bly adv.
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Antonyms: undesirable
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adj

Definition: offensive, unacceptable
Antonyms: acceptable, appealing, desirable, pleasing, savory


 
WordNet: undesirable
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: one whose presence is undesirable


The adjective undesirable has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: not desirable
  Antonym: desirable (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)
  Synonym: unsuitable


 
Translations: Undesirable
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uønsket, uheldig
n. - uønsket

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongewenst (element/ persoon)

Français (French)
adj. - néfaste, peu recommandable, pas souhaitable, (Jur) étranger/indésirable
n. - indésirable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unerwünscht
n. - Unerwünschtheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανεπιθύμητος

Italiano (Italian)
indesiderabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indesejável

Русский (Russian)
нежелательный, нежелательное лицо, темная личность

Español (Spanish)
adj. - no deseable, indeseable, indigno
n. - persona non grata, indeseable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - icke önskvärd, misshaglig, ovälkommen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不受欢迎的, 不良的, 不受欢迎的人或事物, 不良分子

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不受歡迎的, 不良的
n. - 不受歡迎的人或事物, 不良分子

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 탐탁치 않은, 원하지 않은
n. - 달갑지 않은 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 望ましくない, 好ましくない
n. - 好ましくない人物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير مرغوب فيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בלתי-רצוי, לא-נעים‬
n. - ‮אדם בלתי-רצוי‬


 
 
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