unpleasantness
noun
un·pleas·ant·ness
ˌən-ˈple-zᵊnt-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being unpleasant
2
: an unpleasant situation, experience, or event
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Retrograde Mercury picks a fight with Uranus, ruler of weirdness, provoking an eruption of unexpected unpleasantness in your life, and then the Sun partners up with Mercury in a temporary flare of stubborn self-delusion.
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
The big picture: No entrepreneur enjoys fundraising, but there's a special unpleasantness for generative AI founders who need billions of dollars to train their models.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Twice during the approximately 90-minute session of filibustering, chaotic press questioning, and overall unpleasantness, the microphone feedback sent shudders through the hearts of the some 100 reporters packed into a sweaty room.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
In this three-part anthology, Lanthimos triples down on the unpleasantness that got him Oscar nominations and festival-circuit praise for The Favourite and Poor Things — films set outside his Greek background that yet exhibit his art-movie temerity.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
The big picture: No entrepreneur enjoys fundraising, but there's a special unpleasantness for generative AI founders who need billions of dollars to train their models.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Twice during the approximately 90-minute session of filibustering, chaotic press questioning, and overall unpleasantness, the microphone feedback sent shudders through the hearts of the some 100 reporters packed into a sweaty room.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
In this three-part anthology, Lanthimos triples down on the unpleasantness that got him Oscar nominations and festival-circuit praise for The Favourite and Poor Things — films set outside his Greek background that yet exhibit his art-movie temerity.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024
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“Unpleasantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpleasantness. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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