unpleasantness

2 definitions • 4 examples

the fact of not being enjoyable or pleasant:

The cold, raw temperatures of late January only added to the general unpleasantness of the climate.

I wanted, foolishly, to protect you from the unpleasantnesses of life.

the quality of being rude and angry:

She'd had enough of Louisa's constant unpleasantness.

It might be better to leave before there was open unpleasantness.