Synonyms: disagreeable
Definition: not to your liking
Usage: a disagreeable situation
Similar words: annoying, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, bothersome, vexatious, vexing, teasing, irritating, plaguey, plaguy, galling
Definition: causing irritation or annoyance
Usage: tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork; aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport; found it galling to have to ask permission; an irritating delay; nettlesome paperwork; a pesky mosquito; swarms of pestering gnats; a plaguey newfangled safety catch; a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him; a vexatious child; it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
Similar words: abrasive, harsh
Definition: sharply disagreeable; rigorous
Usage: the harsh facts of court delays; an abrasive character
Similar words: stressful, trying, nerve-racking, nerve-wracking
Definition: extremely irritating to the nerves
Usage: nerve-racking noise; the stressful days before a war; a trying day at the office
Similar words: unsweet
Definition: distasteful
Usage: he found life unsweet
Synonyms: disagreeable, unsympathetic
Definition: not agreeing with your tastes or expectations
Usage: found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it; a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him
Similar words: uncongenial, incompatible
Definition: not suitable to your tastes or needs
Usage: the uncongenial roommates were always fighting; the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs
Synonyms: disagreeable
Definition: unpleasant to interact with
Usage: a disagreeable old man
Similar words: ill-natured
Definition: having an irritable and unpleasant disposition