undesirable
Etymology

From un- + desirable.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/
Adjective

undesirable

  1. Objectionable or not likely to please.
    • 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC ↗:
      There would be no need for any of the animals to come in contact with human beings, which would clearly be most undesirable.
    • 2008, Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery, page 327:
      Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication.
Antonyms Translations Noun

undesirable (plural undesirables)

  1. (often, plural) An undesirable person.
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