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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
Other Word Forms
- undesirability noun
- undesirableness noun
- undesirably adverb
- ˌܲԻˌˈٲ noun
- ˌܲԻˈ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of undesirable1
Example Sentences
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.
In this accounting, feminism made women selfish and undesirable, men no longer exhibit sufficient “masculine energy,” and the result is .. wage stagnation?
Nazi officials, on the other hand, were happy to be compensated for unloading undesirable works of art to foreign collectors.
We glean that this was a match of undesirables: the timid, sexless guy no girl wanted and the girl too outspoken to be paired.
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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