undesirable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ desirable

Adjective

undesirable (comparative more undesirable, superlative most undesirable)

1. objectionable or not likely to please

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "undesirable" is often applied: effect, consequence, result, element, change, person, substance, characteristic, quality, feature, behavior, activity, thing, event, reaction, state.

Antonyms

• desirable

Translations

objectionable or not likely to please

Czech: nežádoucí (cs) m. Dutch: ongewenst (nl) Finnish: epämieluinen (fi), epämieluisa (fi) German: unerwünscht (de) Greek: ανεπιθύμητος (el) (anepithýmitos) m.

Italian: indesiderabile (it) m. and f. Norwegian (bokmål): uønska/uønsket/uønskt Norwegian (nynorsk): uynskt/uønskt Russian: нежелательный (ru) m. Spanish: indeseable (es) Thai: ไม่พึงประสงค์ (th)

Noun

undesirable (plural undesirables)

1. an undesirable person

Translations

an undesirable person

Finnish: ei-toivottu henkilö Greek: ανεπιθύμητος (el) (anepithýmitos) m.

Spanish: indeseable (es)