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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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Other Word Forms

  • undesirability noun
  • undesirableness noun
  • undesirably adverb
  • ˌܲԻˌˈٲ noun
  • ˌܲԻˈ 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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By declaring last month that rock groups like the Beach Boys attract an “undesirable element,” Watt managed to transform a band that is more than a decade past its artistic peak into a national symbol.

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In this accounting, feminism made women selfish and undesirable, men no longer exhibit sufficient “masculine energy,” and the result is .. wage stagnation?

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Nazi officials, on the other hand, were happy to be compensated for unloading undesirable works of art to foreign collectors.

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We glean that this was a match of undesirables: the timid, sexless guy no girl wanted and the girl too outspoken to be paired.

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On Sunday, the department issued a statement saying that Mr Omotoso had been classified as an "undesirable person", meaning he will not be able to return to the country for five years.

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