disagreeable

Example Sentences

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In “Hard Feelings” Mr. Smith ponders how our most disagreeable emotions can serve us.

From The Wall Street Journal

For example, Monsieur Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that people were basically generous and kind, and that disagreeable behavior was caused by a poor upbringing and the corrupting influence of civilization.

From Literature

The flowers were described as “dull, lead colored things,” “fetid” and “horrible … exceedingly disagreeable.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Everyone who encountered him described him as being disagreeable, odd, rude, selfish,” Ross says, explaining the need for an actor who had the opposite qualities.

From Los Angeles Times

"No matter really how disagreeable someone's speech may be, criminalising it or silencing it by force only serves as a catalyst for further hatred, suppression or polarisation," Bruce told reporters.

From BBC