Unpleasantness

In face-to-face interactions, given a certain level of unpleasantness, I do think that, in general, people ought stand up for the person the unpleasantness is directed at. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She had longed intensely to warn him – scenting certain unpleasantness to him, and possible danger, although she was loyally firm in the belief that he could not be the man for whom they were searching. ❋ Unknown (1910)

Anyway, he came down, without warning, which is one of the few bad habits that excellent Indian man has, and this habit has ended in unpleasantness more than once, as when we played Jungles. ❋ Edith (1901)

In another fifty years we may be able to remember the flag’s primary meaning once that recent unpleasantness is settled. ❋ Unknown (2006)

'Gross-out comedy substitutes wit and gags for attention-grabbing references to unpleasantness, which is what a not particularly bright five-year-old does'Well, they surely can't be bad enough to cancel out the aggregate joy brought to the world by Eldon's comedy career. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"That's substituting wit and gags for supposedly attention-grabbing references to unpleasantness, which is what a not particularly bright five-year-old does." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Is it possible that her unpleasantness is a result of people having been ugly to her all her life? ❋ Unknown (2009)

When faced with distasteful tasks, do them immediately, preferably first thing in the morning even if the unpleasantness is a low-priority activity, go ahead and get it out of the way if it can be completed quickly. ❋ A. R. Bernard (2006)

Reacting is entrapment, characterized by unpleasantness and a sense of stale inevitability. ❋ Thomas J. Leonard (1998)

The Saint's manner was light and genial, almost brotherly; it passed over unpleasant alternatives as remote and improbable contingencies that were hardly worth mentioning at all, and yet the idea of unpleasantness didn't seem to disturb it in any way. ❋ Charteris, Leslie (1937)

For several days what is called unpleasantness had existed between the leading lady and the manager: in other words, they had been quarrelling violently on certain professional matters, and Miss Walcott had threatened to ruin the tour by withdrawing her invaluable services. ❋ George Gissing (1880)

• Despite the recall unpleasantness, the industrial-meat giants look set for a mighty stock market rebound in 2010, reports CBS MarketWatch. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mr. MEYEROWITZ: Well, not all that hard to get it in at the beginning, and at the end, as easy as can be because by the time the magazine was nearing its end in 1990, when it stopped publishing, it was mainly nudity and kind of unpleasantness, if you will. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It will take over your life—and who wants to spend years on that kind of unpleasantness? ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Henry Kissinger] is so unpleasant. ❋ Ronnie Specter (2004)

I have an [allergy] for [unpleasantness]. ❋ DenverE (2014)

"Hey man, we gotta go into Mt. Unpleasant today. [Regal] [Palmetto] Grande is the only theatre left playing [Toy Story 3] ❋ Yiazmat XXV (2010)

Roger: "Henrietta, I must insist, if we are to propagate the family line, you're just going to have to jolly well [buck up], [lie back and think of England]." Henrietta: "Oh, Roger, I thought you'd never ask! Let's head upstairs for some bedroom unpleasantness [forthwith]" ❋ G.P. The Guinea Pig (2016)

Dude: "Holy shit woman that is one [unpleasant cunt]!" Woman: "Oh yeah... I haven't [washed] in [two days]." ❋ Quentin_B (2006)

Dude, Tom was being such a Unpleasable Fanboy when we went to watch [The Dark Knight]. This is [the last time] [I go] to the movies with him. ❋ Kyrsea (2010)

Hi I am a very unpleasant woman so I'm gonna ruin your fucking [evening] by [spreading] [strife] ❋ Boodylicious (2016)

1) You again? Wow, what an [unpleasant suprise], this is so unexpected! 2) [Donald Trump's] first [election] was an unpleasant surprise, so you would think his second one would also be one when/if he did it again. ❋ Solid Mantis (2020)

In the middle of the meeting John got an unpleasant distraction of when last week at [lunch break] he had to sit in the very [back seat] of his [employee's] cx-9 on the way to the restaurant and wished he would not have to do it again today. ❋ Supajack (2011)