undesirable
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un·de·sir·able
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Definition of undesirable
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: not desirable : unwanted
undesirable side effects
undesirable
nounDefinition of undesirable (Entry 2 of 2)
: one that is undesirable
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Other Words from undesirable
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undesirability
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undesirableness
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undesirably
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Examples of undesirable in a Sentence
Adjective
The drug has some undesirable side effects. This may have undesirable consequences. Frankly, it's an undesirable and unpleasant job.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
There are certainly sides to be avoided in Pot 2, however, Arsenal will be confident of securing victory against anyone outside of Pot 1, therefore the extensive travel will be the most undesirable element of the draw. — SI.com, "Arsenal's Best & Worst Case Scenarios Ahead of 2019/20 Europa League Group Stage Draw," 29 Aug. 2019 His problem with the Sanders/Warren Medicare for All proposals seema to be a) replacing commercial insurance with social insurance is undesirable, and b) reimbursements for hospitals and doctors would be substandard. — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Letters: This Minnesota rule discriminates against women," 16 Aug. 2019 However, hiking power prices is often politically undesirable for state governments, and regulators are rarely free of pressure. — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, "Cleaning up its coal power plants will cost India $10 billion—but who will pay?," 7 Aug. 2019 Just like Westbrook’s massive contract was undesirable, Paul’s deal of three more years and over $124 million is unpalatable. — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, "Chris Paul's game a good fit with Detroit Pistons, but cost is high," 23 July 2019 But when crafting the law, the authors included rules from past economic-development initiatives that banned a variety of businesses deemed undesirable. — Noah Buhayar, Los Angeles Times, "Sex toys, not massage parlors, are allowed in Trump opportunity zone tax breaks," 19 July 2019 But when crafting the law, the authors included rules from past economic-development initiatives that banned a variety of businesses deemed undesirable. — Noah Buhayar, Fortune, "Sex Toys Allowed, Not Massages, in Fine Print of Trump Tax Break," 18 July 2019 From such early human-animal relationships came many generations of breeding in which people bred animals with the most beneficial traits and discarded the undersized, truculent, or otherwise undesirable creatures. — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, "Domesticated animals, explained," 4 July 2019 Homeownership, long a bedrock of financial stability, has become unattainable or undesirable for many middle-income workers—for reasons including tighter lending standards, large college-debt loads, and lagging wage growth and savings. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, "Meet the A.I. Landlord That’s Building a Single-Family-Home Empire," 21 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The Trump administration sees them as undesirables, an appalling position in direct opposition to long-standing American core values. — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, "Editorial: Trump public charge rule undermines the American Dream," 14 Aug. 2019 Soon enough Como added bicycles and motorcycles and even random pedestrians to his list of undesirables. — Steven Winn, SFChronicle.com, "A loving family remembers the zeitgeist of Como the dog," 2 July 2018 The diversity lottery is full of immigrants picked by their governments, in order to get rid of undesirables. Bonkers. — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, "Is the World Done With Liberal Democracy?," 1 June 2018 Rohingya, treated as undesirables and denied citizenship in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, used to flee by sea by the thousands each year until security in Myanmar was tightened after a surge of refugees in 2015 caused regional alarm. — Zik Maulana, The Seattle Times, "Rohingya refugees rescued after drifting at sea for 9 days," 21 Apr. 2018 Rohingya, treated as undesirables in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, used to flee by sea by the thousands each year. — Fox News, "Expert doesn't expect new Rohingya boat people exodus," 2 Apr. 2018 Its effect, however, will give the army complete and absolute jurisdiction over any undesirables in any section of the country. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "President issues alien control order," 20 Feb. 2018 But when applied to the mentally ill and other undesirables, the euthanasia movement became tied to the eugenics movement. — Grazie Pozo Christie, National Review, "When Does the Right to Die Become the Duty to Die?," 13 Feb. 2018 Those undesirables, with their poor-man gas cars, should be parking in the back anyway. — Jon Caldara, The Denver Post, "Caldara: In Colorado you’re still paying for rich folks to buy a luxury second car," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undesirable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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undesirable
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of undesirable
: bad, harmful, or unpleasant : not worth having or getting : not desirable
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undesirable
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un·de·sir·able
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Kids Definition of undesirable
: having qualities that are not pleasing or wanted
an undesirable effect
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