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disagreeable

/ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbl/adjective

उच्चारण डिसग्रीअबल

अप्रिय, नापसंद

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adjective
  1. 1

    not nice or enjoyable

    अप्रिय, नापसंद

    • a disagreeable smell
    • a disagreeable task
    • The damp room had a disagreeable smell of mould.
    + 2 more examples
    • Cleaning the drains is a disagreeable job, but someone must do it.
    • We found the weather disagreeable after the sudden hot spell.

    Synonyms unpleasant nasty distasteful offensive horrible

    Opposite agreeable pleasant nice delightful

  2. 2

    (of a person) rude and unfriendly

    (व्यक्ति) रूखा, चिड़चिड़ा

    • a disagreeable old man
    • He was a disagreeable fellow who snapped at every waiter in the restaurant.
    • The shopkeeper was so disagreeable that we never went back to his shop.
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    • Nobody wanted to sit near the disagreeable man on the long train journey.
    • She can be quite disagreeable when she is tired.

    Synonyms unfriendly rude bad-tempered surly irritable

    Opposite friendly pleasant amiable good-natured

§Structures (grammar patterns) 3

disagreeable + noun (unpleasant)

Before a noun, disagreeable means unpleasant to the senses or to the mind.

Noun से पहले 'disagreeable' का अर्थ इंद्रियों या मन को अप्रिय है।

  • There was a disagreeable smell in the room.
  • Waiting at the station in the rain was a disagreeable experience.

disagreeable to + sb

Disagreeable is followed by to when we say who finds it unpleasant.

किसे अप्रिय लगता है, यह बताने के लिए 'disagreeable' के बाद to आता है।

  • The noise was disagreeable to the old man.

a disagreeable person

A disagreeable person is bad-tempered and unfriendly; it does not mean someone who disagrees.

'Disagreeable person' चिड़चिड़ा और अमित्र व्यक्ति है; इसका अर्थ असहमत होने वाला व्यक्ति नहीं है।

  • The shopkeeper was a disagreeable man who shouted at customers.
+Collocations 4

disagreeable + noun

smelltaskexperiencepersonweather

  • Cleaning the drain is a disagreeable task.

adverb + disagreeable

ratherveryhighlymostextremely

  • The medicine had a rather disagreeable taste.

verb + disagreeable

findproveturnseembecome

  • Radhika found his manner disagreeable.

disagreeable + about

disagreeable about moneydisagreeable at workdisagreeable in mannerdisagreeable to meet

  • The clerk was disagreeable about the smallest request.
“More examples 6
  • The heat in the crowded bus was most disagreeable.

भीड़ भरी बस की गर्मी बहुत अप्रिय थी।

  • The officer was a disagreeable man, and nobody liked to meet him.

अधिकारी चिड़चिड़ा आदमी था और उससे कोई मिलना पसंद नहीं करता था।

  • The smell of burning rubber was disagreeable to everyone nearby.

जलते हुए रबर की गंध आसपास के सभी लोगों को अप्रिय लगी।

  • Having to tell the truth can be a disagreeable duty.

सच बताना कभी-कभी एक अप्रिय कर्तव्य हो सकता है।

  • He has a disagreeable habit of interrupting people.

उसकी लोगों को बीच में टोकने की एक अप्रिय आदत है।

  • The medicine tastes disagreeable, but it works.

दवा का स्वाद अप्रिय है, पर वह असर करती है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ I am disagreeable with your opinion.

✓ I disagree with your opinion.

Disagreeable means unpleasant; to express different opinion use the verb disagree.

'Disagreeable' का अर्थ अप्रिय है; भिन्न राय बताने के लिए verb 'disagree' का प्रयोग करें।

✗ The smell was disagreeable for me.

✓ The smell was disagreeable to me.

Disagreeable is followed by to.

'Disagreeable' के बाद to आता है।

✗ It was a disagreable experience.

✓ It was a disagreeable experience.

Spelling: disagreeable keeps the e in agree.

वर्तनी: 'disagreeable' में agree का e बना रहता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Disagreeable and unpleasant are close, but disagreeable is often used for people and tastes.

Disagreeable और unpleasant पास-पास हैं, पर disagreeable प्रायः लोगों और स्वाद के लिए आता है।

disagreeable

Unpleasant, and when used of a person, bad-tempered.

अप्रिय, और व्यक्ति के लिए चिड़चिड़ा।

  • He is a disagreeable neighbour.

unpleasant

The general word for anything not enjoyable.

किसी भी अप्रिय चीज़ के लिए सामान्य शब्द।

  • It was an unpleasant surprise.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

dis·a·gree·able

With double e and one s (not 'dissagreeable').

दो e और एक s ('dissagreeable' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the unpleasant words together: disagreeable, unpleasant, distasteful, obnoxious (extremely unpleasant), surly (bad-tempered and rude).

अप्रियता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: disagreeable, unpleasant, distasteful, obnoxious (अत्यंत अप्रिय), surly (चिड़चिड़ा और रूखा)।

§Grammar and usage

Preposition for the verb: disagree with sb about or on sth.

Verb के लिए preposition: 'disagree with sb about' या 'on sth'।