desagradable
Catalan
Etymology
From desagradar + -able.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /də.zə.ɡɾəˈda.blə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /de.za.ɡɾaˈda.ble/
Adjective
desagradable (masculine and feminine plural desagradables)
- unpleasant
- Antonym: agradable
Derived terms
- desagradablement
Further reading
- “desagradable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Alternative forms
- desagradábel
Adjective
desagradable m or f (plural desagradables)
- unpleasant
- Antonym: agradable
Derived terms
- desagradablemente
Further reading
- “desagradable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Spanish
Etymology
From desagradar + -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desaɡɾaˈdable/ [d̪e.sa.ɣ̞ɾaˈð̞a.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: de‧sa‧gra‧da‧ble
Adjective
desagradable (plural desagradables)
- unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, off-putting, displeasing, unpleasing, bad, rude, unsavory, uncomfortable, unlikable, objectionable, painful, uncongenial, crappy, gnarly (US slang)
- Antonym: agradable
- Ella tendrá una sorpresa muy desagradable.
- She's in for a rude awakening.
- (literally, “She will have a very unpleasant surprise.”)
- Tengo que decirte algo desagradable.
- I have something painful to tell you.
- nasty, ugly, unkind, objectionable, unsightly (e.g., person, behavior)
Derived terms
- desagradablemente
Further reading
- “desagradable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014