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undesirable
[ uhn-di-zahyuhr-uh-buhl ]
noun
- a person or thing considered undesirable:
a collection of malcontents and undesirables.
undesirable
/ ˌʌԻɪˈɪəəə /
adjective
- not desirable or pleasant; objectionable
noun
- a person or thing that is considered undesirable
Derived Forms
- ˌܲԻˌˈٲ, noun
- ˌܲԻˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܲd·a·i·ٲ ܲd·a··Ա noun
- ܲd·a· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of undesirable1
Example Sentences
In one 2022 survey of cannabis users Ogle conducted, about a quarter of people reported experiencing something undesirable while using cannabis to exercise.
It credited the threat of increased fines with helping reduce “undesirable behavior” during Picnic Day.
Unfortunately, there will have to be a purge of undesirables who do not meet the genetic standards of the new Superman to repopulate the earth with their superior genes.
To outsiders, the job of a dishwasher is the bottom rung in a restaurant, a gross, difficult and ultimately undesirable job.
Racial zoning policy spread across the Midwest and became a cudgel to sweep away those considered undesirable.
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