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undesirable

[ uhn-di-zahyuhr-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not desirable or attractive; objectionable:

    undesirable qualities.



noun

  1. a person or thing considered undesirable:

    a collection of malcontents and undesirables.

undesirable

/ ˌʌԻɪˈɪəəə /

adjective

  1. not desirable or pleasant; objectionable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person or thing that is considered undesirable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԻˌˈٲ, noun
  • ˌܲԻˈ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲd·a·i·ٲ ܲd·a··Ա noun
  • ܲd·a· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of undesirable1

First recorded in 1660–70; un- 1 + desirable
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Example Sentences

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In one 2022 survey of cannabis users Ogle conducted, about a quarter of people reported experiencing something undesirable while using cannabis to exercise.

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It credited the threat of increased fines with helping reduce “undesirable behavior” during Picnic Day.

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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.

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To outsiders, the job of a dishwasher is the bottom rung in a restaurant, a gross, difficult and ultimately undesirable job.

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Racial zoning policy spread across the Midwest and became a cudgel to sweep away those considered undesirable.

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