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| harsh |
rough and unpleasant to the senses, esp. hearing. [2/3 definitions] |
| hireling |
someone who hires himself or herself out, esp. to do menial or unpleasant tasks. [1/2 definitions] |
| horrible |
very unpleasant, disagreeable, or ugly; disgusting. [1/2 definitions] |
| horrid |
very unpleasant or disagreeable. [1/2 definitions] |
| icky |
disagreeably sticky or unpleasant. [1/2 definitions] |
| ill humor |
an unpleasant or irritable mood; disagreeableness. |
| inflict |
to impose (something unpleasant). [1/2 definitions] |
| in the trenches |
doing the most basic, most detailed, and often most unpleasant work that needs to be done. [1/2 definitions] |
| inure |
to accustom to something unpleasant, esp. by continuous or lengthy experience. [1/2 definitions] |
| jaded |
made hard or insensitive through unpleasant experience or lack of restraint in living; callous or dissipated. [1/3 definitions] |
| jar2 |
to emit a harsh, unpleasant, unmelodious sound. [2/9 definitions] |
| loathsome |
extremely unpleasant or disagreeable; disgusting; abhorrent. |
| make the best of |
to tolerate and deal with (a difficult or unpleasant situation) as cheerfully as one can or to the best of one's ability. |
| malodorous |
having an unpleasant smell. |
| mawkish |
having a sickening or unpleasant taste. [1/2 definitions] |
| messy |
unpleasant, complicated, or embarrassing. [1/2 definitions] |
| motherfucker |
(vulgar slang) a person or thing considered to be unpleasant, despicable, frustrating, or the like. |
| noise |
loud, unpleasant, harsh, or unwanted sound. [1/6 definitions] |
| oaf |
a stupid, rudely unpleasant, or bumbling person; blockhead. |
| obnoxious |
extremely unpleasant or irritating. |
| offensive |
unpleasant; disagreeable; repugnant. [1/6 definitions] |
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