unpleasantry

un·pleas·ant·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-plez-uh n-tree]
- /ʌnˈplɛz ən tri/
- /ˌʌnˈplɛzntri /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-plez-uh n-tree]
- /ʌnˈplɛz ən tri/

Definitions of unpleasantry word

noun plural unpleasantry an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries. 1
noun unpleasantry an unpleasant action or remark 0
noun unpleasantry That which is unpleasant. 0
noun unpleasantry An unpleasant remark, behaviour, etc. 0

See all 4 definitions of unpleasantry

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Origin of unpleasantry

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; un-1 + pleasantry

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Parts of speech for Unpleasantry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unpleasantry

unpleasantry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unpleasantry usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unpleasantry

noun unpleasantry

cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
despites — in spite of; notwithstanding.
insult — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
despite — You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising.
disdainfulness — The state or quality of being disdainful.

All 5 Synonyms of unpleasantry

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