: one that is undesirable
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Adjective
The drug has some undesirable side effects.
This may have undesirable consequences.
Frankly, it's an undesirable and unpleasant job.
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Cowboys now own longest NFC championship game drought: The Commanders are in the NFC title game for the first time since the 1991 season, meaning their longtime rivals now are owners of an undesirable streak.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
William Henck, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Last year, Mbappe was one of them when he was dumped into what is called the ‘loft’ in France — a group of undesirables akin to what is known as the ‘bomb squad’ in English football.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 20 July 2024
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Adjective
Seeing her thick curly hair as something undesirable and taboo she, like many Black woman, tried to tame it and fit into the old American beauty mold of straight and manageable.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Cowboys now own longest NFC championship game drought: The Commanders are in the NFC title game for the first time since the 1991 season, meaning their longtime rivals now are owners of an undesirable streak.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
Extra funding means nothing when the IRS is used to go after political opponents and perceived undesirables.
—William Henck, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Last year, Mbappe was one of them when he was dumped into what is called the ‘loft’ in France — a group of undesirables akin to what is known as the ‘bomb squad’ in English football.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 20 July 2024
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undesirable. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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