unpleasantness

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A real-world analogue would be the unpleasantness that erupts when parents ask teens to put away their phones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

And the feeling of unpleasantness in San Francisco about human misery—people who are having some real hard, difficult times living so close to people who are making fortunes that are unbelievable—that hasn’t changed.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

Those who fall ill can still suffer from the unpleasantness of being acutely sick for weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Eileen’s unpleasantness is also her appeal; this girl certainly is no boss, she’s incapable of rousing speeches, and she’s never going to mutate into a heroine.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2023

“Miss Lumley, I am afraid we have a great deal of unpleasantness to discuss. Please have a seat.”

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood